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: | Memorial Drive, Sawyer Park, Horsham, 3400 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.722489 Long: 142.202586 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 5th November, 2006 |
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This Memorial Is Dedicated To All Australia`s National Servicemen Who Served In The Navy - Army - Air Force Between 1951 And 1972,
Especially Those Who Paid The Supreme Sacrifice Whilst On Active Duty.
Erected By Wimmera Sub-Branch, National Servicemen`s Association Of Australia, 5th November 2006
"SERVICE TO THE NATION"
Plaque :
These plaques were unveiled by Douglas W. Black Victorian State President NSAA Inc. and Major J. R. Amos RFD. ED. (Retd). on 5th November 2006
Dedicated by Rev. Jeff Gray
