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28-September-2020
28-September-2020

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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:Memorial & Orange Avenues, Reserve, Salisbury, 5108
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.765542
Long: 138.642735
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Approx. Event Start Date:1951
Approx. Event End Date:1972

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 27th July, 2002
Front Inscription

PARA DISTRICTS SUB BRANCH

To Commemorate Australian 
National Servicemen 1951 - 1972
For "Service To The Nation" 
Erected By Their Comrades

This Memorial Was Unveiled By 
Trish Draper M.H.R.
On 27th July 2002

Source: MA
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