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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-10 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004401b.htm person Best Kathleen Annie Louise OBE RRC AACR2 28 August 1910 15 November 1957 Place of Birth Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Richmond, Victoria, Australia Nurse Kathleen Best undertook nursing training at the Western Suburbs Hospital, Sydney, and midwifery training at the Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Sydney. Best became a staff nurse at Wyong Hospital, acting-matron at the Rachel Forster Hospital for Women and Children, Sydney, and later deputy-matron of the Masonic Hospital, Ashfield. In 1940 she was appointed to the Australian Army Nursing Service, serving in the Middle East until 1942. Best was the founding Director of the Australian Women's Army Corps. She was appointed as Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) (Military) in 1956. May 1940 May 1940 Military service - Australian Army Nursing Service and posted as matron of the 2nd/5th Australian General Hospital 1941 1941 Award - Royal Red Cross (RRC) 1942 1943 Career position - Controller in the Australian Army Medical Women's Service 1943 1944 Career position - Assistant Adjutant-General of Women's Services 1944 1949 Career position - Assistant Director of the Re-establishment Division of the Department of Post-War Reconstruction 1951 1957 Career position - Founding Director of the Australian Women's Army Corps 1956 1956 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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 Best, Kathleen Annie Louise (1910-1957)

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 'Best, Kathleen Annie Louise', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Best, Kathleen Annie Louise Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Best, Kathleen Annie Louise (1910-1957), Biographical Entry Best, Kathleen Annie Louise (1910-1957), Biographical Entry National Foundation for Australian Women 2003 Australian Women's Archives Project Book: Colonel Best and her soldiers: the story of the 33 years of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps Ollif, Lorna Colonel Best and her soldiers: the story of the 33 years of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps Hornsby, New South Wales Ollif Publishing Company 1985 Book Section: Best, Kathleen Annie Louise (1910-1957), nurse and army officer Lincoln, Merrilyn Best, Kathleen Annie Louise (1910-1957), nurse and army officer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 176 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1944 Alexander, John A. Who's who in Australia 1944 12th Melbourne, Victoria The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd 1944 Biographical cuttings on Colonel Kathleen Best, Director of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps 1951-1957 National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Biographical cuttings on Colonel Kathleen Best, Director of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps 1951-1957 Cuttings Files BIOG Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen Best, Portrait Australian War Memorial Research Centre Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen Best, Portrait ART22216 1944 Painting by Nora Heysen, oil on canvas Artwork