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Black & White Photograph of 31 Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) Personnel at Princess Royal Fortress

1943
Overview

Black and white photograph of 31 AWAS personnel at Princess Royal Fortress, three rows of women in uniform.

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-12-2009.9.4
Item type
Photographs
Themes
Defence > Army
Material
Photographic Paper
Width
178 mm
Height or length
127 mm
Weight
6 g
Contextual information

Group portrait photograph taken at the Princess Royal Fortress Albany shows 31 AWAS personnel in uniform.

Keywords
Australian Womens Army Service
Princess Royal Fortress
Second World War
World War Ii
AWAS
Albany
Place made
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1943
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
Google Maps search term / URL
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8
Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878
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Links to additional resources
Same photograph [www.awm.gov.au]

Same photograph can be located on Australian War Memorial website and includes names of all women.

Last modified
Thursday, 31 October, 2024
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