Virtual Discovery #14 - Australian Women's Army Service
Part of a series of “Virtual Discovery” presentations featuring the military heritage of Rottnest island produced in parallel with Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia. This “Virtual Discovery” focuses on the Australian Women's Army service during World War 2.
To highlight the WW II service of the Australian Women’s Army Service, the Rottnest Island Authority and the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Society, as part of the Centennial of Women Suffrage in Western Australia, presented exhibits showing service women in non-traditional and leadership roles from 1899 –1999. Over 3,618 AWAS served with the Royal Australian Artillery and manned the Fixed Defences of Australia from Hobart in the South and Cairns in the North, to Perth including Rottnest in the West
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The Rottnest Island was closed to the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. The success of “Virtual Visi” series at the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia prompted the creation of a parallel series of “Virtual Discoveries” focussing on the military and heritage aspects of Rottnest island.
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