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Dawn Jackson

Dawn Jackson

Australian Army officer

Colonel Dawn Valerie Vautin Jackson, OBE (22 February 1917 – 20 January 1995)[1] was an Australian military officer. She served as director of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps from 1957 to 1972, and is credited with a policy change allowing Australian servicewomen to serve overseas for the first time.[2]

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Jackson was born in Kent, England, and was educated at St Catherine's School, Sydney, Australia.[1]

Jackson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1960.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Jackson, Dawn Valerie Vautin, (OBE) (1917–1995)". National Library of Australia.
  2. [2]
    Libby Stewart (2014). "Australian Defence Force". The Encyclopedia of Women & Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Australian Women's Archives Project.
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