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National Service Plaque : November 2013
Photographs supplied by Nancy Alford
The plaque commemorates Australian National Servicemen who served and those who gave their lives 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: | Pall Mall , Bendigo Military Museum Remembrance Wall , Bendigo, 3550 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.758593 Long: 144.279367 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1951 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1972 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MADedicated to Australia's National Servicemen who served in the Navy, Army & Air Force between 1951 and 1972
Especially to those who lost their lives in the service of their country on active service
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
