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The Women's peace army expanded to having branches in Queensland, New South Wales, [76] and South Australia. [77] On 9 July 1917 in Brisbane, the Women's Peace Army protested a meetings of the Women's Compulsory Service Petition League which were voting to request that the federal government conscript reinforcements for the war.
The Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) 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 employment in fighting units" [ 1 ] the service grew to over 20,000-strong and provided personnel to fill various roles including ...
Gunners from the Australian 4th Division during Third Battle of Ypres October 1917 The term "corps" can refer to a large-scale military formation consisting of two or more divisions, or a branch of service. During World War I there were five corps -level military formations raised as part of the Australian Army. Primarily infantry or mounted formations, the majority of these included British ...
These included the Women's Transport Corps, Women's Flying Club, Women's Emergency Signalling Corps and Women's Australian National Services. [10] In Brisbane alone there were six different organisations providing women with war-related training in July 1940, the largest of which was the Queensland-based Women's National Emergency Legion. [11]
The Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) was an Australian Army Reserve unit which provided a pool of trained civilian nurses who had volunteered for military service during wartime. The AANS was formed in 1902 by amalgamating the nursing services of the colonial-era militaries, and formed part of the Australian Army Medical Corps. [1]
Australian women who participated in World War I. Pages in category "Australian women of World War I" The following 116 pages are in this category, out of 116 total.
The Australian Corps was a World War I army corps that contained all five Australian infantry divisions serving on the Western Front. It was the largest corps fielded by the British Empire in France. [1] At its peak the Australian Corps numbered 109,881 men. [2]
The Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) was formed in March 1941 after considerable lobbying by women keen to serve, as well as by the Chief of the Air Staff, who wanted to release male personnel serving in Australia for service overseas. The WAAAF was the first and largest of the wartime Australian women's services.