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31-12-2018
31-12-2018

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The plaque commemorates National Servicemen who served from 1951 to 1972 and those who died in service or were killed in action. 

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.

Location

Address:Bernard Place, RSL Garden of Remembrance, Port Lincoln, 5606
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.707734
Long: 135.845278
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 20th November, 2005
Front Inscription

This memorial is dedicated to all National Servicemen who served from 1951 to 1972 and in particular to those who paid the supreme sacrifice while on active duty

Erected by the Eyre Peninsula Sub Branch National Servicemen`s Association of Aust (S.A.) Inc

Unveiled on 20 - 11 - 2005 by David Childs Sub Branch President

 

Source: MA
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