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Local Community News ~ Proudly Independent Friday, 11 February 2022
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Remembering the Nashos By Mick BIRTLES
ON Monday 14 February 2022 many Australians will reflect on the service to the nation of a group of men known affectionately as ‘The Nashos’. The day is officially known as National Servicemen’s Day and the Nambucca Valley will mark the day with a service of commemoration at the Nambucca Heads Cenotaph, assembling at 10:45 am for an 11:00 am start. At the service attendees will pause to remember those Australians who were required by law to see out
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q Nambucca Nashos Neville Stewart and Richard Greentree will join fellow National Servicemen and other members of the community for a service of commemoration on Monday 14 February 2022 to mark National Servicemen's Day.
a period of time in the armed services. The scheme was introduced in 1951 and known as National Service. There were changes in the conduct of the scheme over the years including closing it down for a time however it came and went in various forms until 1972. The scheme only applied to men and the 1951-59 version required those selected to undergo 179 days of military training in either the Army, Navy or Air Force. For the 1964-72 version it was legislated that National Servicemen could be sent overseas. At the time Australia was involved in tensions with Indonesia, known as Konfontasi, and being
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a box of medals dating back almost 100 years.
The young A D McLeod would probably have been 16
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or 17 when he won a number of gold medals for junior-
grade sport in the early 1920s.
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