Australian Women's Army Service Badge St. John Ambulance Hand made purple gorget featuring

Hand made purple gorget featuring oakleaf gold hand bullion embroidery with a button

was first issued in September 1916

92 97 102 107 112 1/2 chest cms

5 18 19 to fit chest cms 92 97 102 107 112 117 to fit chest inches 36 38 40 42 44 46

was raised in 1900 as a unit of the colonial New South Wales Defence Force

Australian Women's Army Service Badge St. John Ambulance Hand made purple gorget featuringAustralian Women's Army Service Badge The Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) was established on 13 August 1941, to release men from certain military duties for service with fighting units. The Service recruited women between the ages of 18 and 45 and they served in a variety of roles including clerks, typists, cooks and drivers. In 1945 a contingent was sent to Lae and a small group went to Holland. In June 1947, owing to the end of World War II,