Australian Army issue battledress trousers : Sergeant M Grace, Australian Womens Army Service

Place Oceania: Australia
Accession Number REL31877.002
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Uniform
Physical description Plastic, Steel, Wool
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia
Date made 1942 -1946
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Australian Women’s Army Service khaki fine woollen battledress trousers with no pockets. At each hip there is a three button opening and a strap and buckle fastening.

History / Summary

Worn by NF392287 Sergeant May Grace (later Goudie) during her service in the Australian Women’s Army Service. Grace was born on 9 April 1917 in North Sydney, New South Wales and enlisted on 13 April 1942 at Chatswood. She completed her initial training at Killara in Sydney and was then stationed at Victoria Barracks and Bathurst, before being discharged on 10 October 1946.