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]

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)

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

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  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.
Military offices
Preceded by Director of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps
1957–1972
Succeeded by