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28-April-2019
28-April-2019
28-April-2019
28-April-2019
28-April-2019

Photographs supplied by Rosemary Ritorto / Dennis Friend

The plaque mounted on a plinth, in a garden bed of rosemary bushes, commemorates those who undertook National Service in the Australian Defence Forces from 1951 to 1972.

Between 1951 and 1972, 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.ate.

Location

Address:11 Leighton Place, Memorial Park, Halls Head, 6210
State:WA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -32.532314
Long: 115.714172
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:
Front Inscription

Dedicated to the memory of Australian National Servicemen

1951 - 72

Lest We Forget

National Servicemen`s Association of Australia (WA Branch Inc)

Mandurah Murray Sub Branch

 

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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