Private Dennis W. Neal & Private Gordon D. SorrensenPrint Page 
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 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -26.190921 Long: 152.660847 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| 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 |
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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
