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National Service MemorialPrint Page 
24-May-2014
Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland
The plaque commemorates the 287,000 men who undertook National Service between 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: | Bass Highway & West Park Grove, Burnie Park, Burnie, 7320 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -41.047048 Long: 145.897999 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
Front Inscription
Source: MANational Service Memorial
Commemorating the 287,000 young men called up for National Service in the Army, Navy and Air Force between 1951 and 1972
Of them, 187 were killed and 1,479 wounded overseas
Service to the nation
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
