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National Servicemens Memorial : 05-October-2011
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
The tree commemorates the National Servicemen who served in Australia`s armed 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: | Birdwood Avenue, Shrine Reserve, Melbourne, 3000 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.830139 Long: 144.973276 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Tree |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1951 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1972 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MADedicated to Australia`s National Servicemen
1951 - 1972
Service to the nation
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
