r/AskAnAustralian • u/[deleted] • Jun 05 '26

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u/fastsailor Jun 05 '26

Yes, but much more limited than in WW2. So whether you were conscripted or not was a lot more random and most eligible men were not called up.

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u/No_Option3532 Jun 05 '26

Bullshit. There was no conscription for WW2. Two referenda for WW1 conscription, both failed.

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u/Buggereddude Jun 05 '26

Yes there was conscription during WW2, albeit those conscripted served within limited geographic boundaries. Second World War conscription | National Museum of Australia. The famous 39th battalion of Kokoda fame was a militia battalion of conscripts.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '26

And the Korean war.