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National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
26-November-2020
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The memorial commemorates the National Servicemen from the Yorke Peninsula who served 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: | Heritage Drive, Wallaroo, 5556 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.928274 Long: 137.625048 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 23rd October, 2011 |
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Front Inscription
National Servicemen`s Association
51 72
Navy Army Airforce
In Memory Of
Australia`s National Servicemen
Erected By Their Comrades
Lest We Forget
Inscription in Proximity
Unveiled By Patron
The Honourable
ALAN FERGUSON
On The 23rd October 2011.
Source: DVA, MAUnveiled By Patron
The Honourable
ALAN FERGUSON
On The 23rd October 2011.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
