A fine career for a woman
Australian women in the Army 1941-84 11 February 2011 - 3 July 2011

Instrument maker

Instrument maker repairs a watch 28 April 1943
Australian Army Ordanance Depot, Albury
Herald Sun
Reproduced courtesy of the Australian War Memorial 138811

3 Disembraking from MV Duntroon

AWAS personnel disembarking 7 May 1945
Lae, New Guinea
photographer unknown
Reproduced courtesy of the Australian War Memorial 091461

Portrait of Sgt Webb

Sergeant Webb, anti-aircraft spotter 31 March 1944
Australian Women's Army Service
Melbourne, Victoria
photographer, John Lee
Reproduced courtesy of the Australian War Memorial 065265

Recruitment leaflet

WRAAC recruitment leaflet

  • Instrument maker
  • 3 Disembraking from MV Duntroon
  • Portrait of Sgt Webb
  • Recruitment leaflet

This exhibition examined the proud history of two of Australia’s most significant military services: the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS), formed in 1942 at the height of the Second World War (1939-45) and disbanded in 1947, and its successor, the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) created in the 1950s in response to the new challenges arising in the Cold War era. Created with the assistance of women who served in these organisations, the Shrine hosted this exhibition in 2011 to mark the 70th anniversary of the formation of AWAS and the 60th anniversary of WRAAC.

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