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National Service Memorial : 18-04-2014
National Service Memorial : 18-04-2014

Photographs supplied by Nancy Alford / Sandra Brown

The monument commemorates National Servicemen who served between 1951 and 1972 especially those who paid the supreme sacrifice.

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:Stawell Street, Geoff Levey Memorial Garden , Sunbury Village Green , Sunbury, 3429
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.579708
Long: 144.732707
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Approx. Event Start Date:1951
Approx. Event End Date:1972

Dedication

Front Inscription

This memorial is dedicated to all National Servicemen who served Australia from 1951 to 1972 especially those who paid the supreme sacrifice
 

Source: MA
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