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National Service Plaque : 2-04-2014
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The plaque commemorates those who undertook National Service.
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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: | Main Road & Holmes Avenue, Base of War Memorial Flagpole, Toukley RSL, Toukley, 2263 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.264411 Long: 151.544133 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
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 14th September, 1997 |
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Front Inscription
Source: NRWM, MATo Australia`s National Servicemen
Erected by their comrades
Central Coast Sub Branch
14 September 1997
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
