National Service Memorial Print Page 
The plaque commemorates those who undertook National Service in the Australian Defence Forces from 1951 to 1972. The original plaque was unveiled in 2005 and replaced in 2019.
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: | Esplanade, Darwin Cenotaph, Bicentennial Park, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466667 Long: 130.84 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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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: | Thursday 14th February, 2019 |
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National Service Memorial
Commemorating the 287,000 young men called up for National Service in the Army, Navy and Air Force between 1951 and 1972.
Of them, 212 died on active service.
They served Australia.
Dedicated 14 February 2019
National Servicemen`s Association Australia NT
