Australian Women's Army Service
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Australian Women's Army Service or "AWAS" was a women's service established on 13 August 1941 to "release men from certain military duties for employment in fighting units". The Service recruited women between the ages of 18 and 45 and it was initially envisaged they would serve in a variety of roles including clerks, typists, cooks and drivers. During the war a total of 24,026 women enlisted. The AWAS had 71 barracks around the country.They were paid wages equal to two-thirds that of their male…mehr

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Australian Women's Army Service or "AWAS" was a women's service established on 13 August 1941 to "release men from certain military duties for employment in fighting units". The Service recruited women between the ages of 18 and 45 and it was initially envisaged they would serve in a variety of roles including clerks, typists, cooks and drivers. During the war a total of 24,026 women enlisted. The AWAS had 71 barracks around the country.They were paid wages equal to two-thirds that of their male equivalents.The AWAS had their own rank and administrative arrangements and they reported to the Chief of General Staff . The Commanding Officer or "Controller" of the AWAS was equivalent to a Lieutenant Colonel.