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National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
10-August-2016
Photographs supplied by Ian Bevege
The wall commemorates those who served in 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: | Coral Sea Drive, Battle of the Coral Sea Memorial Park, Cardwell, 4849 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -18.246741 Long: 146.015502 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
Front Inscription
Source: MANational Servicemen
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
