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National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
08-December-2019
Photographs supplied by Vickie Moulds
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: | Eastern & Karuah Roads, Turramurra Memorial Park, Turramurra, 2074 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.726374 Long: 151.129821 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 9th November, 2014 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAIn honour of the 290,735 young men who were called up for National Service military training between 1951 and 1972
In memory of the 210 young `Nashos` who were killed on active service during the Vietnam War
Lest We Forget
This memoria was installed by the Sydney Northern Sub-Branch of the National Servicemen`s Association
9 November 2014
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
