Pritchett Street resident Karen Grant said the sentiment was "rather sweet" even if everyone was out of sync.

"It was a lovely feeling to be as one and focused on this in Yass," she said.

Her husband Rod Grant was one of the musicians who performed the Last Post in a commemorative Dawn Service in his driveway.

"We were told if anyone could play the bugle, or had the musical ability, to perform it in the driveway," he said.

Mr Grant played the bugle call from his keyboard as neighbours gathered in front of the driveway, where he also performed war songs.

A former serviceman, Mr Grant was a cornet player before he was posted to the Royal Military College as a clarinet player where he played from 1964 to 1972.

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Neighbours also gathered at a telegraph pole that Mr Grant had painted in honour of his fallen friend.

He painted a soldier bowing his head and added a personal tribute at the back.

"My best mate from school in Vietnam," he said.

Mick was a brass player who was sent to Vietnam, while Mr Grant remained in Australia.

"He was 20. I am very conscious that he went and I didn't, all because I changed over to the clarinet.

"The pole is a constant reminder of him."

Mr Grant said neighbours had also added to the pole.

"Someone made a handmade poppy, and attached a flag," he said.

"Some neighbours put solar lights around the poles, and people held candles," Mrs Grant added.

Mr Grant even received a card in the mail from neighbours thanking him for the tribute.

He also read a poem he wrote last year in tribute to those who have fallen.

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