Man charged over alleged Anzac Day attack on Navy officer

A man has been charged over an Anzac Day assault on a Sydney train which left a Navy officer bloodied.

The 24-year-old serviceman, who was in full uniform as he returned from the Anzac Day Memorial Service on Monday afternoon, was allegedly punched and suffered a bloody nose after he asked a group of young men to stop drinking and harassing commuters.

A 27-year-old man has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault, as well as charges of drinking alcohol and offensive behaviour on public transport.