No less worthy : acknowledging Western Australian Aboriginal men in World War I
2019
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At the outbreak of war in August 1914, thousands of men from across the nation flocked to recruiting centres to sign up to serve in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). This figure includes approximately 1,200 Aboriginal people. The lives of these men as civilians were often fraught with difficulty due to the attitudes and policies of the time.Despite legislative barriers to exclude people not of `substantial European descent' from serving, 135 Aboriginal men with ties to Western Australia are known to have volunteered in World War I, including 83 who actively served, 50 who were rejected and three who contributed in an unofficial capacity - one of whom had previously been rejected.The motivations for volunteering were varied. We can assume that many who signed up saw it as an opportunity not to be missed, rallied on by the press that portrayed war service as fulfilling a sense of duty and patriotism.
Main title:
No less worthy : acknowledging Western Australian Aboriginal men in World War I / Aboriginal History WA and the Western Australian Museum.
Author:
Aboriginal History WA, issuing bodyWestern Australian Museum, issuing body
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
Welshpool, Western Australia : Western Australian Museum, 2019.©2018-19
Collation:
154 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 x 31 cm.
Notes:
First edition published 2018, second revised edition published 2019.Includes bibliographical references (page 154)
ISBN:
97819250403711925040372
Dewey class:
B/940
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
512872