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3 - 5 January
1941
Australian troops captured Bardia, Libya, from the Italians.

1941
Formation of three women's services - Women's Royal Australian
Naval Service (WRANS), Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS),
and the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF).
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A telegraphist of the Womens Royal Australian Naval
Service (WRANS).
Over 67,000 women enlisted in Australias armed services
in World War II.
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