Soldiers and Aliens - the overlooked men of the Australian army’s employment companies during World War II
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Four thousand Australian soldiers in World War II who signed up for service never fired a weapon.
They were called ‘aliens’ or ‘enemy aliens' - non-British subjects who, despite being passionate about wanting to fight Hitler, had to battle for the right to fight for Australia against the Nazis.