Citizen Military Forces
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The Citizen Military Forces were Australia's part-time home defence army, composed mainly of citizen soldiers who served domestically rather than overseas.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Militia | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
military reserve force
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part-time army ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Cold War era
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CMF
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Militia ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under command of Australian Army ⓘ |
| composition | citizen soldiers ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| deploymentLimitation | generally restricted to service within Australia ⓘ |
| disbandedOrReorganised | 1970s ⓘ |
| legalStatus | part-time military force ⓘ |
| notableLegislation | Defence Act 1903 (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Citizen Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | defence of Australian territory ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis |
citizen volunteers
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conscripts (in some periods) ⓘ |
| relationshipToRegularArmy | supplemented the Australian Regular Army ⓘ |
| reorganisedAs | Australian Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | home defence ⓘ |
| serviceScope |
domestic service
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non-overseas service ⓘ |
| successor | Australian Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingPattern | part-time training ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit |
armoured units
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artillery units ⓘ engineer units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ support units ⓘ |
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Militia
Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Military Forces
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Citizen Military Forces
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