National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
The monument commemorates the National Servicemen who were conscripted into the Australian Defence Force between the years 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: | Parker Place , Civic Centre, Wongan Hills , 6603 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -30.891541 Long: 116.719939 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: | Wednesday 14th February, 2007 |
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National Service
This memorial is dedicated to the 325,811 National Servicemen who were conscripted into the Australian Defence Force between the years 1951 - 1972
During this time there were two distinct call up periods which saw 187 young Australians killed in service and 1479 wounded
Erected by the Nashos League of W.A. Inc. in conjunction with the Wongan Hills R.S.L.
"Lest We Forget"
Unveiled on 14th February 2007
This memorial was erected with assistance from the Shire Wongan Ballidu and the Department of Veterans` Affairs
