National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
The monument commemorates those who undertook National Service in the Australia Defence Forces, and reserve and citizen military forces.
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: | Wilfred Barrett Drive, Terilbah Reserve, The Entrance North, 2261 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.327983 Long: 151.502455 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: | Saturday 12th November, 2005 |
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In remembrance of all National Servicemen, Reserves, Citizen Military Forces, volunteers and all other service personnel killed in action, died in service or passed away in the years since they served.
Erected by the National Servicemen`s Association of Australia Tuggerah Lakes Sub Branch and the Lions Club of The Entrance
`Lest We Forget`
Plaque :
This memorial was unveiled on 12 Nov 2005 by Maj. Gen. Warren Glenny AO RFD ED (Rtd)
