Members of No 17 Platoon, 'D" Company, 11 National Service Training Battalion, 2/52 Intake, April 8th-July 31st, 1952, Wacol, Brisbane, 1952

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TitleMembers of No 17 Platoon, 'D" Company, 11 National Service Training Battalion, 2/52 Intake, April 8th-July 31st, 1952, Wacol, Brisbane, 1952Date Created1952StudioThiel Studio, Brisbane

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City & StateWacol, Brisbane, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

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DescriptionDennis Dargusch of Silkstone was part of this compulsory service intake. He served in the Reserves for three years. Compulsory military training was brought back in 1951 by the Liberal government as the National Service Scheme. (There had been forms of conscription in 1909 and 1939) In 1959 the scheme was abolished. National Service was re-introduced in 1964, and in May 1965 the Liberal government introduced new powers that enabled it to send national servicemen to serve overseas. From 1965 to 1972, 15381 national servicemen served in the Vietnam War, with 200 killed and 1279 wounded. The National Service Scheme was abolished on 5 December 1972 by the newly elected Labor government. References (offline)(Retrieved from Australian War Memorial website 29 January 2014, see http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/conscription/ for more information)

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EventsNational ServiceGovernment & Non-Government Organisations11 National Service Training Battalion, No. 17 PlatoonPlacesWacol Army Barracks

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Members of No 17 Platoon, 'D" Company, 11 National Service Training Battalion, 2/52 Intake, April 8th-July 31st, 1952, Wacol, Brisbane, 1952