Virtual Visit #34 - Anderson Shelter
Part of a series of Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia entitled “Anderson Shelter - Home front 1943".
The Army Museum displays a 1:1 Scale diorama of two service women in a replica backyard Anderson shelter in a Perth backyard in 1943. On the left is a member of the Australian Women’s Army Service and on the right a Voluntary Aid Detachment member. The Anderson shelter was a small and cheap shelter that could be erected in people's gardens. Within a few months nearly one and a half million Anderson Shelters were distributed in London to areas expected to be bombed by the Luftwaffe. Similar shelters were later available for purchase in Australia.
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The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia was closed to volunteers and the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. One outcome was the creation of an expanded on-line presence through a weekly Virtual Visit post. The initial response encouraged the Museum over the following three tears, to continue the series. Virtual Visits normally focused on an object or theme from the collection. The general format was to link the story of the object and its significance. with web links and related materials to facilitate a continuing journey of self-discovery.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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