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The Women's Auxiliary Corps (India) or WAC (I) was a Corps of women, raised 9 April 1942 to provide non-fighting military support for the Indian Army, to mitigate the shortage of manpower in the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force.
It was created by Ordinance XIII of March 1942, published in the Gazette of India on 9 April 1942.[1]
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External links
- Women's Auxiliary Corps (India) Wikipedia
- Women's Auxiliary Corps (India) YouTube video by Clayton Roberts posted 5 May 2022.
- Women’s Auxiliary Corps (India) Short account by Avril Atkinson 10 August 2005. BBC's WW2 People's War
References
- ↑ Footnote 1 Abstract of "Women’s Auxiliary Corps (India) in the Second World War" by Narender Yadav, Strategic Analysis Volume 48, 2024 - Issue 2 2024.