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: | Falls Road, Wilson Park, Wentworth Falls, 2782 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.710412 Long: 150.373281 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 12th February, 2005 |
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This memorial is dedicated to the memory of Australia`s National Servicemen by the members of the Blue Mountains and Districts Sub Branch
This memorial was unveiled by Mr. Kerry Bartlett MP Federal Member for Macquarie and Sub Branch Patron
12 February 2005
We acknowledge the assistance received from the Dept of Veterans` Affairs, Blue Mountains Sandstone, BMCC and all other donors
