Book contents
- Mobilising the Australian Army
- Other titles in the Chief of Army History Conference series
- Mobilising the Australian Army
- Copyright page
- Foreword
- Contents
- Figures and tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part 1 Mobilising an army
- Part 2 Mobilising resources for war
- Part 3 Women and force expansion
- Part 4 Alliance and concurrency pressures
- Part 5 Force preparation
- Chapter 12 Mobilising the home reserve
- Chapter 13 National service
- Chapter 14 Reserve mobilisation for domestic contingencies
- Part 6 Deployment challenges
- Part 7 Reflections
- Index
Chapter 12 - Mobilising the home reserve
Australia’s Second World War Militia
from Part 5 - Force preparation
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Book contents
- Mobilising the Australian Army
- Other titles in the Chief of Army History Conference series
- Mobilising the Australian Army
- Copyright page
- Foreword
- Contents
- Figures and tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part 1 Mobilising an army
- Part 2 Mobilising resources for war
- Part 3 Women and force expansion
- Part 4 Alliance and concurrency pressures
- Part 5 Force preparation
- Chapter 12 Mobilising the home reserve
- Chapter 13 National service
- Chapter 14 Reserve mobilisation for domestic contingencies
- Part 6 Deployment challenges
- Part 7 Reflections
- Index
Summary
During the Second World War, as a status and an organisation, the Militia quickly became a unique entity that only loosely resembled its interwar predecessor. At their peak, in May 1942, Australian militiamen numbered over 300 000, and they were more numerous than the members of the Second Australian Imperial Force until November 1942. Over the course of the war, the Militia constituted a multitude of formation headquarters, infantry battalions, armoured and cavalry regiments, and artillery regiments, as well as various signals, service, supply and support units.
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- Mobilising the Australian ArmyContingencies and Compromises Over More than a Century, pp. 256 - 271Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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