National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
The monument commemorates those from Cowra and District who undertook National Service in the Australian Defence Forces from 1951 to 1972.
On the monument is a plaque for Private Peter Jackson who was killed in action in the Vietnam War. Private Jackson worked as a station hand and with contractors erecting power lines before being drafted in May 1968. A member of 12 Platoon D Company, Peter was wounded in action on April 4, 1969 and was one of three killed by a mine explosion in the village of Dat Do with another 22 Australians being wounded on June 15, 1969.
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: | Kendal Street, Squire Park , Cowra, 2794 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.834521 Long: 148.690731 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 4th February, 2012 |
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To commemorate all Cowra and District National Servicemen who provided Australia with defence protection
1951 to 1972
Navy
Army
Air Force
Plaque :
2789790 Private P. J. Jackson
5 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
15th June 1969 Aged 21
