1 W.A.G.S. Gallery

The Gallery of 1 W.A.G.S. Memorial Website contains historical photos of the training school during the 1940’s. There are photos of buildings, people and aircraft that were intrinsic to the training of these young RAAF recruits.

Photos from the Avro Anson Museum memorabilia give an insight into 1 W.A.G.S. during WW2.

There is also a collection of photos from the Australian War Memorial related to Wireless Air Gunners, The Empire Training Scheme and 1 W.A.G.S. Ballarat.

The restoration and renovation of Hut 48 [ the Officers Mess at 1 W.A.G.S. Ballarat 1940-45] is captured through a series of photos from the beginning to completion of the restoration and includes the official opening of the building.

Over 1200 photos related to individual RAAF personnel listed on the MEMORIAL ROLL are included on their profile page. These photos can also be found in The 1 W.A.G.S. PEOPLE GALLERY.

Newspaper articles from the Ballarat Courier and Trove relating to 1 W.A.G.S. are to be found in the HISTORY of 1 W.A.G.S. section of the site.

Many specific photos and articles are included in the other menu areas of the site. Further photos will be added as they become available.

The GALLERY is intended to enhance the 1 W.A.G.S. Memorial site by providing a visual representation of the written information. If you can add a photo, please contact the web developer on the CONTACT US page. Hover curser over images for names.

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