User:Aliceinthealice/sandbox/Isla Murphy

== Australian Women's Army Service ==

== Australian Women's Army Service ==

Despite her professional career Murphy was driven to contribute to the war effort during [[World War II]] and, soon after it was created, joined the [[Australian Women's Army Service]] on 21 November 1941.<ref name=":0" />

Despite her professional career Murphy was driven to contribute to the war effort during [[World War II]] and, soon after it was created, joined the [[Australian Women's Army Service]] (AWAS) on 21 November 1941.<ref name=":0" />

Soon after she enlisted Murphy was one of 29 women chosen by the AWAS controller [[Sybil Irving]] to be one of its core leaders. Because of this Murphy was selected to attend the first officers course which was held at [[Yarra Junction, Victoria|Yarra Junction]] and, in January 1942, she was made a captain. As captain she served as second-in-command under [[Maude Kathleen Deasey]] at the Southern Command in Melbourne. Here one of her primary responsibilities was interviewing and enlisting recruits.<ref name=":0" />

On 1 March 1943 she was promoted to major and was appointed the deputy assistant adjutant-general (of the women's services) and played a key role in drafting regulations for the AWAS. Later, in September 1944, she replaced [[Kathleen Best]] as the assistant adjutant-general and was also made a temporary lieutenant colonel; this position became substantive in September 1945.<ref name=":0" />

== Later life ==

== Later life ==