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National Servicemen Plaque : 04-March-2012
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
The plaque commemorates those who undertook National Service in the Australian Defence 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: | 300 Waterdale Road, Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, 3081 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.755725 Long: 145.047069 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 25th September, 2003 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis Plaque Is Dedicated To All Those NATIONAL SERVICEMEN Who Answered The Call For Military Service
1951 - 1972
Unveiled By Northern Districts (Preston) Sub-Branch Of The National Servicemen`s Association
25 September 2003
President Secretary
Robert J. Lampard Gordon R. Murphy
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
