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National Servicemen`s Memorial Print Page 
Unveiling Inscription / 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 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.447668 Long: 153.187947 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: | Sunday 28th June, 2009 |
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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
Back Inscription
Source: MALest We Forget
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
