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The plaque commemorates National Servicemen who served between 1951 and 1972. The plaque is on the memorial which contains the Dee Why Surf Club Honour roll.

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:	The Strand & Howard Avenue, Dee Why Beach , Dee Why, 2099
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -33.753863 Long: 151.296645 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Plaque
Monument Theme:	Conflict
Sub-Theme:	Multiple
Approx. Event Start Date:	1951
Approx. Event End Date:	1972

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:	2014

Source: DVA