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National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
17-May-2015
Photographs supplied by John Huth / Diane Watson
The monument commemorates those who undertook National Service in the Australian Defence Forces from 1951 to 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: | Spencer Street, Diggers Park, Botanic Gardens, Rockhampton, 4700 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -23.401892 Long: 150.491952 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: | Sunday 15th July, 2007 |
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Front Inscription
287000 served as National Servicemen from 1951 - 1959 and 1965 - 1972
17424 served in Vietnam
1479 wounded in Vietnam
187 killed in action
They served Australia
Lest We Forget
Back Inscription
Source: MAErected for National Servicemen`s Association of Australia Rockhampton and District Branch by Rockhampton City Council
Dedicated and blessed
15th July 2007
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
