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National Servicemen`s Memorial Print Page 
09-May-2015 (Sandra Brown)
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown / Fiona Morrison
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: | Barkly Street, Mornington & District Memorial Park, Mornington, 3931 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.221811 Long: 145.036242 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 22nd September, 2013 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis plaque is dedicated to Australia's National Servicemen who served in the Navy, Army and Air Force between 1951 & 1972
Especially to those who lost their lives in the service of their country on active duty
Unveiled on the 22. 09. 2013
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
