National Servicemen`s Memorial Print Page 
The memorial 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.
Location
| Address: | King Street, Roy Little Park, Merredin, 6415 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.479986 Long: 118.272388 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 10th April, 2011 |
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Plaque :
Dedicated
On 10th April 2011
By Peter Cowley
State Chaplain
Plaque :
DEDICATED TO ALL AUSTRALIAN
NATIONAL SERVICEMEN AND IN
MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED
National Servicemen`s Association
51 72
Navy · Army · Airforce
Donated By
York Sub-Branch
National Servicemen`s Association
Of Australia W. A. Inc
