National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
A monument commemorates those who underwent National Service training for Australian defence between 1951 and 1972.
Between 1951 and 1972, 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: | Bazaar & Sussex Streets, Queens Park, Behind War Memorial, Maryborough, 4650 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -25.536855 Long: 152.704818 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
MARYBOROUGH SUB-BRANCH
National Servicemen`s Association
Navy · Army · Airforce
NATIONAL SERVICEMEN`S ASSOC. OF AUST. (Q) INC.
THIS PLAQUE RECOGNISES THE SERVICE BY 314,000 YOUNG MEN WHO UNDERWENT NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING FOR AUSTRALIA`S DEFENCE BETWEEN 1951 - 72.
"THEY ALSO SERVE WHO ONLY STAND AND WAIT"
(small plaque)
1965 - VIETNAM - 1972
NATIONAL SERVICEMEN
SERVED 23,000
WOUNDED 1,479
KILLED 187
