Australian Women in War

Australian Women in War

The Virtual War Memorial contains a large collection of service records for women spanning across all periods and conflicts.

To assist the public in finding women’s resources, we have brought together all specific women’s branches currently on file as well as articles and additional resources.  

It must be noted that whilst a woman may have enlisted with a women’s service, she may have still served in the main service. 

Branches are listed in all conflicts that they were present. Some branches changed names, were amalgamated, disbanded, and resurrected.

If you are unable to find your person in these lists, please try the universal search above or contact us for assistance.

 

Waiting for loved ones, Sydney, 1919. AWM Collection, Public Domain.

Waiting for loved ones, Sydney, 1919. AWM Collection, Public Domain.

 

Boer War and Boxer Rebellion

New South Wales Army Nursing Service Reserve

SA Nursing Sisters

Victorian Nursing Sisters

WA Nursing Sisters

 

World War One

Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS)

 

Randwick, NSW, 1945. Members of AWAS working on anti-aircraft gun. AWM Collection, Public Domain.

Randwick, NSW, 1945. Members of AWAS working on anti-aircraft gun. AWM Collection, Public Domain.

 

World War Two

Australian Army Medical Women’s Service (AAMWS)

Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS)

Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS)

Australian Women’s Land Army (AWLA)

Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)

Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service (RANNS)

Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF)

Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS)

 

Korean War

Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service (RANNS)

Women's Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF)

Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS)

 

Vietnam War

Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC)

Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service (RANNS)

Women's Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF)

Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS)

 

Modern

Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC)

Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS)

 

Signalwoman I. Brazier of AWAS, 1943 in Albany, Australia. AWM Collection, Public Domain.

Signalwoman I. Brazier of AWAS, 1943 in Albany, Australia. AWM Collection, Public Domain.

 

Articles

75th Anniversary of the AWAS

Kapara: Convalescence during the World Wars

Queen Victoria's Last War

Sister Mary Hamilton McFarlane and the Tragedy of the AHS Centaur

Someone to Watch Over Them – A Poem of the Great War Nurses

South Australian Nurses and the Second Anglo-Boer War

South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau

The Battle of Adelaide: The Cheer-Up Society and the Returned Soldiers Association

The Vyner Brooke / Radgi Beach Atrocity

Violet Town: Commemorating a Community