National War Widows Day – calling Victoria, Northern Territory and Tasmania
A message from Australian War Widows
On 19 October 2024, Australian War Widows (AWW) will celebrate the very first National War Widows Day. War widows in New South Wales and Queensland commenced their state celebrations of this day in 2022; South Australia, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory began their celebrations in 2023.
The 19th of October is the birthday of the Founder of The War Widows Guild in Australia, Mrs Jessie Vasey OBE CBE, who formed the guild 78 years ago.
This year Victoria, Northern Territory and Tasmania will have the opportunity to also enjoy acknowledgement of this day in their states. New war widow groups have commenced planning for this special day in Darwin, Alice Springs and Melbourne. If you live in the Northern Territory or Victoria and would like to help in any way or be part of the celebrations, we would love to hear from you.
If you are a war/defence widow in Tasmania and would like to be part of a planning group, please get in touch with us! If you are a war/defence widow in any of these locations and would like to be part of the national celebrations, please contact the AWW National Office on 0427 735 871 or email wwidowsnat [at] bigpond.com (wwidowsnat[at]bigpond[dot]com).
Image: Mrs Jessie Vasey OBE CBE