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Matron – Colonel Kathleen Best – OBE - RRC
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Kathleen Best enlisted in the Australian Army on the 30 May 1940 – and served with distinction until her discharge on 2 September 1944
The Gates, erected as a commemoration of her life, hold a place of Honour at the Royal Military College - Duntroon
Kathleen Best was a first achiever:
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The youngest Matron to serve in the Australian Army Nursing Service
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Served in Greece as Matron of the 2/5 Australian General Hospital
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The first Australian to be awarded the Royal Red Cross [RRC]
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First Controller of the Australian Army Medical Womens Service
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Became the first woman officer to become Assistant Adjutant for Womens Services.
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Appointed in 1951 as founding Director of WRAAC [Womens Royal Auxiliary Army Corps]

Kathleen Best

Formal Attire

Colonel Best

Gate Plaque

Sydney Dedication

Funeral

The Parade

Farewell Matron

Her Story

Matron Best Gates - Canberra

Matron Best Gates

Right side

Left Side

Matrons Book Case
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