| Place | Oceania: Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ARTV08045 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 49.4x 63.4 cm; image: 47.8 x 61.6 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | offset lithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c.1942-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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There's a job for you in AWAS: the service that is "uniformly" smart!
Description
The servicewoman featured in this poster is Lorna Mavis Robinson (nee Clay), Service No. QF143187. She was a member of the AWAS for three years, and described by friends during the war as a 'poster girl' for the service. Mrs Robinson's early duties included that of a driver; she was promoted to lieutenant in November 1943. The Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) was authorised by the government in August 1941 as a means of relieving men eligible for active duty from certain military duties. The AWAS was the only non-medical service to send personnel overseas; in 1944 and 1945 AWAS served in both Dutch and Australian New Guinea.