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Mackay National Servicemens Memorial
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Description
Two stepped black polished granite memorial with two plinths displaying a bronze plaque on each. One of the plaques is dedicated to the 205 men from the Mackay District who served and died in the 2/12th Battalion at Milne Bay and further battles during WW2. The other is dedicated to the 287,000 men who served in the National Services between 1951 and 1972. Of the total, 187 were killed and 1,479 wounded overseas. The National Service Association badge is also displayed.
Inscription
NATIONAL
SERVICEMEN'S
MEMORIAL
COMMEMORATING THE 287,000 YOUNG MEN
CALLED UP FOR NATIONAL SERVICE IN THE
NAVY, ARMY AND AIR FORCE BETWEEN 1951
AND 1972, 187 WERE KILLED AND 1,479
WOUNDED OVERSEAS
THEY SERVED AUSTRALIA
Conflicts
Vietnam War, Other
Memorial type
Stone/cairn/plinth
Contributions
Glen Hall, Mackay Historical Society
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