Joining the Military
Women begun participating in the war in September 1914 after a long struggle with the Australian Government involving women endlessly offering to serve on the front line and ladies feeling guilty as they felt it was their duty to serve their country not only their male companions.
Nurses on the front line were usually considered patriotic and devoted to their job because they constantly worked long exhausting hours for the soldiers serving our nation. This is why women chose to join the military. They wanted to be involved with the work and not only feel as though it was up to the men to enlist.
Women on the home front would encourage men to enlist in the war, leaving it up to them to look after Australia, and for some of them this meant going to fight alongside the Australian male troops.
I feel that if it wasn't for the women working in the war hospitals, there wouldn't be as many Australian War Veterans today.
Throughout the 4 years, a total of 2139 nurses served in Gallipoli and France, with 423 of them serving in Australian Hospitals. Of these many nurses, 25 died, 388 were specially honoured for their service and seven being awarded Military Medals.
Nurses on the front line were usually considered patriotic and devoted to their job because they constantly worked long exhausting hours for the soldiers serving our nation. This is why women chose to join the military. They wanted to be involved with the work and not only feel as though it was up to the men to enlist.
Women on the home front would encourage men to enlist in the war, leaving it up to them to look after Australia, and for some of them this meant going to fight alongside the Australian male troops.
I feel that if it wasn't for the women working in the war hospitals, there wouldn't be as many Australian War Veterans today.
Throughout the 4 years, a total of 2139 nurses served in Gallipoli and France, with 423 of them serving in Australian Hospitals. Of these many nurses, 25 died, 388 were specially honoured for their service and seven being awarded Military Medals.