Two men who climbed the Cenotaph in Martin Place and abused passers-by have been arrested and charged.

The men, a 19-year-old and a 22-year-old from the Wollongong suburb of Dapto, were apparently intoxicated when they trampled through the wreaths and flowers from last Thursday’s Anzac commemorations and climbed the monument on Saturday, police said.

Standing on top of the war memorial, the men began yelling abuse to pedestrians before a member of the public alerted police.

It is also alleged the men took pictures of their ‘‘display of alcohol-fuelled offensive behaviour’’ on their camera phones before police arrested them at 4pm.

They were charged with offensive behaviour and committing a nuisance and will appear at the Downing Centre Local Court on Monday, June 3.