Category: Australian Army Chaplains, World War II
Categories: Royal Australian Army Chaplains Department | Australian Army, World War II
Churches and synagogues provided 754 chaplains for the spiritual, moral and social welfare of fighting men in the Australian Army, both Second Australian Imperial Force and militia, during the Second World War. They served in North Africa and the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Pacific. Denominational allocations were based on the most recent Census figures and represented Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, United Churches, Salvation Army and Jewish. Some 50 chaplains (15%) had served as soldiers or chaplains in the First World War. Arguably, just as William 'Fighting Mac' Mackenzie was the best-known chaplain of the First World War, Arthur 'Padre Mac' McIlveen was the Second World War's.
- Gladwin, Michael. "Captains of the Soul: A History of Australian Army Chaplains". Big Sky Publications, Newport NSW, 2013. ISBN 978-1-922132-52-9.
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