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Leave Pass for WF90136 Bdr NEWMAN A.M.

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Australian Military Forces

1945

Overview

Leave Pass for WF90136 Bdr NEWMAN A.M., dated 7/1/1945, issued by the Australian Military Forces, pass number B 5157207. Purple stamp of, "Swanbourne BTY-G.A, F'TLE" across lower centre.

Historical information

The establishment of the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) on 13 August 1941 was to release men from certain military duties for service with fighting units. Women between the ages of 18 and 45 were recruited and served in a variety of roles including clerks, typists, cooks and drivers.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2009.9.1

Item type

Themes

Buildings > Military

Material

Width

150 mm

Height or length

55 mm

Weight

0.50 g

Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten – “WF90136 Bdr Newman A.M. 1200 -2100hrs, 7/1/1945” / “Metro“, and with purple stamp of “SWANBOURNE BTY G.A, F’TLE”

Contextual Information

This Leave Pass was issued to A.M NEWMAN, from the Swanbourne Battery Fremantle, dated 7/1/1945 for times between 1200 – 2100hrs, with destination being 'Metro'.

Keywords

Australian Womens Army Service

Second World War

Place made

Fremantle
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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