National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
The memorial 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: | Drayton & Cairns Streets, National Servicemans Memorial Park, Nanango, 4615 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -26.669823 Long: 151.993468 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 21st August, 2005 |
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National Servicemen`s Memorial
Commemorating the 287,000 young men called up for National Service in the Navy, Army and Airforce between 1951 - 1972
The 212 were killed in action and 1,479 wounded
They also serve who only stand and wait
Plaque :
This memorial was unveiled by Lt. Col I D K Wren (Rtd.)
Dedicated by Dr N Wallis
21st August 2005
