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National Servicemen Plaque : 15-October-2012
Photographs supplied by Roger Johnson
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: | Memorial Drive, Monument Hill, Albury, 2640 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.079129 Long: 146.902206 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
Front Inscription
Source: MAIn honour of all National Servicemen who served Australia in peace and war
1951 to 1959 ~ 1965 to 1972
Lest We Forget
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au