Illawarra Sub Branch National Servicemen Memorial - Wollongong, NSW
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S 34° 25.305 E 150° 54.568
56H E 307887 N 6189097
A polished granite memorial on Flagstaff Hill honours all National Servicemen who served between 1951 and 1972.
Waymark Code: WMJPVK
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/14/2013
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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 these, 212 died on active service in Borneo and Vietnam. National Service was part of Australia’s defence preparedness for three decades.
This memorial honours all those who were conscripted into the National Service.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: National Servicemen
Marker Text:
National Servicemen's Association
Navy • Army • Airforce
ILLAWARRA (LIEUT ATHOL BELL ) SUB BRANCH
TO
AUSTRALIA`S NATIONAL SERVICEMEN ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES.
THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY IAN McMANUS, MP, MEMBER FOR BULLI
DONATED BY TERRY CALDANA & FAMILY 28th NOVEMBER 1998
Date of dedication: 28th November 1998
Who Put it Here?: Illawarra (Lieut Athol Bell) Sub Branch - National Servicemen's Association
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is of polished granite & located on Flagstaff Hill which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. There is a lighthouse nearby & the entire hill is parkland. Cannon from the nineteenth century guard the northern section of the hill. I was up there looking for a moveable cache (Geocaching Australia) which a friend had transported from Perth & noticed the memorial.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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