The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British First World War recruitment poster issued by the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (W.A.A.C.). It features a three-quarter length portrait in the centre right of a smiling, waving woman in WAAC uniform. She is standing in front of a huge union jack flag and a crowd of other women also in WAAC uniforms. The title and text urges ' Every fit woman' to release a 'fit man'. The text printed in black ink is positioned in the lower half. Both the image and text are set against a white background and framed within a black border. The WAAC was a voluntary service formed in Britain circa 1916 as a response to great loses of men on the western front. The idea behind this service was to encourage women to volunteer to do administrative work for the Army so that more men could be freed up to fight. The service was renamed the Queen Mary's Auxiliary Army Corp in 1918 and was disbanded in 1921.
British First World War poster issued by the Army to promote the Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (QMAAC). Text only printed in blue ink on white in a banner style it calls for 1,000 women to sign up
British First World War recruitment poster issued by The Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (Q.M.A.A.C). It features a yellow circle within a bright red background. Within the circle are a group of six
This British First World War poster was published by Dangerfield Printing and aims to encourage women to enroll for work, both overseas and at home, in an attempt to free up men for the front line. Th
An Australian Second World War recruitment poster, emploring women to join the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) so that more men can be freed up for frontline service.
This First World War British poster was designed to encourage women to enlist in Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (QMAAC). The poster depicts a woman wearing the uniform of the QMAAC, with a small ca
Depicys an image of a young woman, in uniform, beckoning others to join Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps as new recruits. Intially called the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), the QMAAC was formed