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19-September-2011
19-September-2011
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The plaque commemorates those who served with the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved. 

The Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) was a branch of the Royal Australian Air Force, which existed from 1940 to 1946, and from 1948 to 1977. Members served in World War Two, the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, and the Vietnam War.
 

Location

Address:Birdwood Avenue, Shrine Reserve, Melbourne, 3000
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.830139
Long: 144.973276
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Approx. Event Start Date:1940
Approx. Event End Date:1977

Dedication

Front Inscription

Royal Australian Air Force

Nursing Service

1940 -1977

Source: MA
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