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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

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

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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.

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2009.9.4

Item type

Themes

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

Place made

Albany
Western Australia
Australia

Year

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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Same photograph

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

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