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I don't have the photos stored directly, but I've found several reliable sources with authentic photos and records of these send-off events from 1967–1970s:

 

 

 

📸 Key Sources & Photos

 

1. National Archives of Singapore (NAS)

 

- Pek Kio Community Centre, 3 Sep 1967: Families bidding farewell to sons departing for NS. Photo ID: 19980005420-0041 

→ nas.gov.sg record 

 

2. Remember Singapore – Kaki Bukit CC, 1968

 

- Photo: "National Servicemen Send-Off Party near Kaki Bukit Community Centre, 1968"

→ remembersingapore.org article

 

3. Remember Singapore – 60 Years of Community Centres

 

- Documents that send-off dinners were regularly held at CCs across Singapore from 1967 onward

- Mentions Jalan Tenteram CC and others as venues

 

4. The Straits Times – Tanjong Pagar, 29 Aug 1967

 

- PM Lee Kuan Yew at a sending-off dinner for NS men in his constituency 

 

5. ThinkChina – Community send-off, 1967

 

- Photo: "A community event to send off young men to National Service, 1967"

 

 

 

📝 Background

 

- National Service legislation passed March 1967; first batches called up shortly after

- Send-off dinners/ceremonies held at Pek Kio, Kaki Bukit, Tanjong Pagar, Jalan Tenteram, and other CCs through late 1960s–early 1970s 

- Families and MPs would attend; recruits departed in military 3-tonner trucks

 

 

 

✅ Where to view full-resolution photos

 

- National Archives of Singapore → nas.gov.sg (search: "National Service send-off community centre")

- Remember Singapore blog → remembersingapore.org (excellent curated collection)

- NLB PictureSG → eresources.nlb.gov.sg/pictures

 

Would you like help finding specific CCs or constituencies from that era? 😊