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National Service Memorial : November 2013
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 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.579708 Long: 144.732707 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 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAThis memorial is dedicated to all National Servicemen who served Australia from 1951 to 1972 especially those who paid the supreme sacrifice
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
