National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
The monument 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: | Mann Street & Vaughan Avenue, Gosford Memorial Park, Gosford, 2250 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.431005 Long: 151.340732 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: | Saturday 22nd June, 2002 |
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This memorial is dedicated to Australia's 289000 National Servicemen who served in the Armed Forces
1951 - 1972
187 were killed in action
1479 were wounded
Erected by their comrades of the Gosford City Sub-Branch of the National Servicemen's Association of N.S.W.
We will never forget
Blessed by Rev. Paul Evans
Dedicated by Mr Ron Brown State President N.S.W.
22nd June 2002
We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Gosford City Council in the erection of this memorial.
