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Alison Worrall - World War II veteran (WAAAF) (Oral history)

Alison Worrall - World War II veteran (WAAAF) (Video)

Alison Worrall enlisted in the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) on 23 August 1941. Before enlisting, she had worked in an ammunition factory, filling bullets.

Anne Curtis - World War II veteran (Video)

Anne Curtis had been a keen sailor before the war, so her enlistment in the Royal Australian Navy on 9 November 1942 at Manly, Queensland, was a natural choice.

Australian Army Nursing Service in World War I

Australian military nurses served far from home, caring for the sick and wounded on land and sea. Their skills saved many lives.

Medical treatment of Australian soldiers in World War I

Illnesses and devastating injuries The Australian Government recorded 215,585 casualties during the war.

Nesta Summerhayes - Korean War veteran (Video)

Nesta Summerhayes (nee Mackey) was born in Hobart, Tasmania. Already a trained nursing sister, she joined the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) in April 1952

Olga Anderson - Nursing and steak picnics (Video)

Olga Anderson was trained as a nurse at the Brisbane General Hospital and enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service on 1 December 1941.

Pat Guest - World War II veteran (AWAS) (Video)

Pat Guest enlisted in the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) in 1942.

Pat Guest - World War II veteran (AWAS) (Oral history)

Phyl Ahearn - World War II veteran (AWAS) (Oral history)

Phyl Ahearn - World War II veteran (AWAS) (Video)

Phyl Ahearn (nee Platt) enlisted in the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) in February 1943 at Lakemba, New South Wales.

Rachel Rayner - World War II veteran (WAAAF) (Video)

As a young girl, Rachel Rayner had been a member of the Air Training Corps. Too young to enlist when the war began, she volunteered for the Red Cross.

Roles of Australian women in World War I

Women at home Wartime offered some opportunities for women to expand their roles, but only in a limited way.

Women's Services: Episode 3 of Paths to Victory podcast series (Podcast), (Educational)

This podcast is part of the series, Paths to Victory. Join us to explore some of the many paths our veterans took through World War II on the road to Victory in the Pacific. In this episode, we share discuss the role of the women’s services, both overseas and in Australia. Hear stories from those who contributed to the war effort in the Women’s Services in Australia.

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