National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
The monument commemorates those who served under Australia's National Service Scheme.
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: | Endeavour Drive, Flagstaff Point, Wollongong, 2500 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.421759 Long: 150.909461 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
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 28th November, 1998 |
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National Servicemens Association
Navy • Army • Airforce
Illawarra (Lieut Athol Bell ) Sub Branch
To
AUSTRALIA`S
NATIONAL SERVICEMEN
Erected By
Their Comrades
This Memorial Was Unveiled By
Ian McManus, MP, Member For Bulli
Donated By Terry Caldana & Family
28th November 1998
1951 - 1972
