Australian Comforts Fund
 Poster asking for support for the ACF | |
| Formation | 24 August 1916 (WWI) January 1940 (WWII) |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 16 April 1920 (WWI) 27 June 1946 (WWII) |
Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) was an Australian umbrella organisation for voluntary bodies set up after the outbreak of World War I. There were a lot of men and women worked here, including Alice Berry and Cyril Docker in WW2.
World War I[]
The Australian Comforts Fund was established on 24 August 1916.[1]
The ACF provided 12 million mugs of tea for soldiers in the trenches during the course of the war.[2]
The Australian Comforts Fund was dissolved on 16 April 1920.[3]
World War II[]
The Australian Comforts Fund was re-established in January 1940 to assist with World War II.
The Australian Comforts Fund was dissolved once more on 27 June 1946.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Guide to the Australian Comforts Fund Souvenir Collection. Collection number: Souvenirs 8". Research Data Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Riley (21 May 2020). "At last, tea is getting the official recognition it deserves". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Dennis, Peter; Grey, Jeffrey; Morris, Ewan; Prior, Robin; Bou, Jean (2008). "Australian Comforts Fund". The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195517842.
- ^ Denadic, Hannah (2011). "Australian Comforts Fund, World War II, 1939-1946". Museums Victoria. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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