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National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
28-April-2019
Photographs supplied by Rosemary Ritorto / Dennis Friend
The plaque mounted on a plinth, in a garden bed of rosemary bushes, commemorates those who undertook National Service in the Australian Defence Forces from 1951 to 1972.
Between 1951 and 1972, 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.ate.
Location
| Address: | 11 Leighton Place, Memorial Park, Halls Head, 6210 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.532314 Long: 115.714172 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: MADedicated to the memory of Australian National Servicemen
1951 - 72
Lest We Forget
National Servicemen`s Association of Australia (WA Branch Inc)
Mandurah Murray Sub Branch
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
