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National Service Memorial : 21-March-2012
National Service Memorial : 21-March-2012

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The monument 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.

Location

Address:Liebig & Merri Streets, Warrnambool RSL, Warrnambool, 3260
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.387042
Long: 142.480379
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:1999
Front Inscription

Erected in honour of all National Servicemen

1951  1972

South West Branch N.S.A.A. 1999

"They also serve who only stand and wait"

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au