The Australian Women's Army Service was a non-medical women's service established in Australia during the Second World War. Raised on 13 August 1941 to "release men from certain military duties for em
Northam, Western Australia, 1943. Minister for the Army Frank Forde and Lieutenant Ivy Levitzke inspecting Australian Women's Army Service personnel at the Western Training Centre
Recruitment poster
Belmont, Queensland, ca 1942. AWAS members instructed in the use of the Owen machine carbine
Brisbane 24 March 1945, AWAS from the Northern Territory during the Victory Loan March
The Women's Royal Australian Army Corps was formed as an all women's corps of the Australian Army in April 1951. Its Colonel-in-Chief was Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. The purpose of the cor
Australian Women's Army Service
…the end of the Second World War, the service was demobilised and ceased to exist by 1947. It later provided a cadre of experienced personnel to the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps when it was established in 1951. The Service recruited women between the ages of 18 and 45 and it was initially envisaged they would serve in a variety…
Annual remembrance service for the WRAAC