National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
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: | Boyd Street, Blacktown RSL War Memorial Garden (Near Swimming Pool) , Blacktown, 2148 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.771514 Long: 150.916802 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 3rd July, 2010 |
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CUMBERLAND SUB-BRANCH N.S.W.
REMEMBERING THE NATIONAL SERVICEMEN
WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
1951 - 1972
AND TO HONOUR THOSE WHO
PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
Blacktown City Council
NATIONAL SERVICEMEN'S MEMORIAL
Was Officially Opened By
THE MAYOR
Cr CHARLIE LOWLES
On
25 JULY 2010
COUNCILLORS
(Names)
Ron Moore
General Manager
