A telegraphist of the Women's Royal Australian Naval  Service (WRANS)


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).
A telegraphist of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS).
Over 67,000 women enlisted in Australia’s armed services in World War II.
(AWM negative 009233)