National Servicemen`s Memorial Print Page 
The monument commemorates those who undertook National Service in the Australian Defence Forces 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: | Corberding Road & Brookton Highway, Memorial Park , Brookton, 6306 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.36653 Long: 117.006626 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 14th February, 2009 |
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National Service
This memorial is dedicated to the 325,811 National Servicemen who were conscripted into the Australian Defence Force between the years 1951 - 1972
During this time there were two distinct callup periods which saw more than 200 young Australians pay the supreme sacrifice with a further 1479 being wounded in service
Commissioned by the Nashos League of W.A. Inc. in conjunction with the Brookton Branch of the R.S.L.
"Lest We Forget"
Unveiled on 14th February 2009
This memorial was built with assistance from
The Shire of Brookton
The Department of Veterans` Affairs
Lotterywest
