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National Servicemen`s MemorialPrint Page 
17-May-2015
Photographs supplied by Fred Brunings
The monument commemorates the service of 314,00 men who underwent National Service training for Australia's defence forces between 1951 and 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: | Electra Street, Lions Remembrance Park, Bundaberg West, 4670 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -24.875642 Long: 152.332019 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 |
| Link: | http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/P… |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,QWMRBundaberg Sub Branch
National Servicemen`s Assoc. of Aust. (Q) Inc.
This plaque recognises the service by 314,000 young men who underwent National Service training for Australia`s defence between 1951 - 72.
"They also serve who only stand & wait"
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
