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Plaque Inscription: 19-March-2016 (Sandra Brown)
Plaque Inscription: 19-March-2016 (Sandra Brown)

Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams / Sandra Brown

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
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.421759
Long: 150.909461
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

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 28th November, 1998
Front Inscription

          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



 

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au