National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
The monument commemorates all National Servicemen who served as part of the National Service Training Scheme between 1951 and 1972.
Between 1951 and 1972, a total of 287,000 young Australian men were called up in two separate schemes for compulsory training in the Navy, Army and Air Force. Of them, 212 died on active service in Borneo and Vietnam. National Service was part of Australia’s defence preparedness for three decades.
Location
| Address: | 50 Barwon Heads Road, Geelong RSL , Belmont, 3216 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.173422 Long: 144.351351 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1951 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1972 |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Masonry donated by Bam Stone (Port Fairy, VIC) |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 12th October, 2003 |
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National Service
1951 - 1972
Dedicated to all National Servicemen who met their obligations by serving in the Australian Army, Navy or Airforce as part of National Service Training Schemes between 1951 and 1972
Sevice to the nation
Unveiled by Brigadier Douglas J. Ball A.M., R.F.D. (Ret)
12th October 2003
Masonry donated by Bam Stone Port Fairy
