Kathleen Fowler
Australian Army officer
Kathleen Fowler | |
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Born | c. 1925 (1925) |
Died | (aged 87) Melbourne, Victoria |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Women's Army Service Women's Royal Australian Army Corps |
Years of service | 1943–1947 1951–1977 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | Women's Royal Australian Army Corps (1972–77) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Member of the Order of Australia |
Kathleen May Fowler, AM (c. 1925 – 17 November 2012)[1] was an Australian military officer. She served as director of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps and was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1975.[2] She is credited with introducing maternity leave in the Australian army service.[3]
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Preceded by Colonel Dawn Jackson | Director of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps 1972–1977 | Succeeded by Colonel Barbara Maxwell |
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