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Australian women in World War I, were involved in militaries, and auxiliary organisations of the Allied forces abroad, and in administration, fundraising, campaigning, and other war time efforts on home front in Australia. They also played a role in the anti-war movement, protesting conscription, as well as food shortages driven by war activities.
I ANZAC Corps, under the command of General Birdwood, departed for France in early 1916. II ANZAC Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Alexander Godley, followed soon after. [14] In January 1916, the 4th (ANZAC) Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps, was formed with Australian and New Zealand troops.
Catherine "Kit" Ryan, RRC (née McNaughton; March 1884 – 14 February 1953) was a decorated Australian nurse who served in the First World War.She kept a detailed diary of her experiences, the basis of which was later published by Janet Butler as Kitty's War (2013).
In 2008 author Peter Rees told the story of Ross-King's First World War experiences in his book The Other ANZACs (republished as Anzac Girls), [15] which was turned into the TV series ANZAC Girls in 2014. [16] The role of Ross-King was played by Georgia Flood. [17] In 2008, Appleford was added to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. [18]
The I ANZAC Corps (First Anzac Corps) was a combined Australian and New Zealand army corps that served during World War I.. It was formed in Egypt in February 1916 as part of the reorganisation and expansion of the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) following the evacuation of Gallipoli in December 1915.
During World War I, 2861 women joined the AANS AIF for overseas service. [2] [3] To enlist, women had to be between 25 and 40, unmarried and needed to be educated with a minimum of a 3 year qualification. [2] The AANS deployed nurses to many countries such as Belgium, Egypt, England France, Greece and India.
Greenwald, Maurine W. Women, War, and Work: The Impact of World War I on Women Workers in the United States (1990) ISBN 0313213550; Holm, Jeanne. Women in the Military: An Unfinished Revolution (1993) pp. 3–21 ISBN 0891414509 OCLC 26012907; Jensen, Kimberly. Mobilizing Minerva: American Women in the First World War. Urbana: University of ...
They list the name of every woman who died in the line of service during WWI. An inscription thereon reads, “This screen records the names of women of the Empire who gave their lives in the war 1914–1918 to whose memory the Five Sisters window was restored by women”. [62] There are 1,513 names listed on the screens. [63]