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Manly National Service Inscription 2 / March 2013
Manly National Service Inscription 2 / March 2013

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / John Huth

The monument commemorates four local men who were among the 212 National Servicemen who died in service or were killed in action when serving in the Australian Defence Forces between 1951 and 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:Lower Esplanade, Manly, 4179
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.447668
Long: 153.187947
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:Multiple
Approx. Event Start Date:1951
Approx. Event End Date:1972

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 28th June, 2009
Front Inscription
In memory of 
1730941    Kenneth H Gant
1733818    Raymond C Kermode
1734754    Ian W Kingston
1733037    Joseph S Ramsay
 
Four Bayside National Servicemen of the 212  who died on active service. A total of 287,000  were called up for the Navy, Army and Air Force between 1951 and 1972.
 
They served Australia
 
Dedicated by Bayside Branch 28 June 2009
 
                 
        
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Lest We Forget

Source: MA
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