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National Servicemen's Memorial Inscription / March 2013
National Servicemen's Memorial Inscription / March 2013

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / Roger Johnson

The monument commemorates Private Dennis W. Neal and Private Gordon D. Sorrensen, two Gympie National Servicemen who died on active service.

Private Gordon D. Sorrensen was killed in action in South Vietnam on 30th June 1969. Private Dennis W. Neal was killed in action in South Vietnam on 29th May 1970

It is also dedicated to those National Servicemen who served between June 1951 and December 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:Reef Street, Memorial Park, Gympie, 4570
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -26.190921
Long: 152.660847
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
Approx. Event Start Date:1951
Approx. Event End Date:1972

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Wednesday 29th June, 2011
Front Inscription

National Servicemen`s Association 51 72
Navy ∙ Army ∙ Airforce

In memory of

1735386 Neal Dennis W.
2790417 Sorrenson Gordon D.

Two Gympie National Servicemen of the 212 who died on active service in Borneo and Vietnam.

A total of 287,000 were called up for the Navy, Army and Air Force between June 1951 and December 1972

They served Australia

Dedicated by Gympie Branch of the NSAA
June 29, 2011

Source: MA
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