Dawn Jackson

Dawn Jackson
Born(1917-02-22)22 February 1917
Kent, England
Died20 January 1995(1995-01-20) (aged 77)
Canberra, Australia
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchSecond Australian Imperial Force
Women's Royal Australian Army Corps
Years of service1941–1947
c. 1951–1972
RankColonel
CommandsWomen's Royal Australian Army Corps (1957–72)
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
RelationsRobert Jackson (father)
Oliver David Jackson (brother)

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]

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]

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