Kathleen Best
Kathleen Best | |
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1944 portrait by Nora Heysen | |
| Born | 28 August 1910 Summer Hill, New South Wales |
| Died | 15 November 1957 (aged 47) Epworth Hospital, Richmond, Victoria |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service | Second Australian Imperial Force Women's Royal Australian Army Corps |
| Years of service | 1940–1944 1951–1957 |
| Rank | Colonel Matron |
| Unit | Australian Army Nursing Service |
| Commands | Women's Royal Australian Army Corps (1951–57) |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Royal Red Cross |
Colonel Matron Kathleen Annie Louise Best, OBE, RRC (28 August 1910 – 15 November 1957) was the first director of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps.