| Place | Oceania: Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL29292.001 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Award |
| Physical description | Silver |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | c 1980 |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 Period 1970-1979 Period 1960-1969 Period 1980-1989 |
Member of the Order of the British Empire : Wing Commander M L Baxter, WRAAF
Description
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division). Unnamed as issued.
History / Summary
Awarded to L51800 Wing Commander Margaret Lynn Baxter. Baxter was a clerk in the Navy Department at Fremantle before she joined the WRAAF in 1952. She was commissioned in 1955 and appointed Flight Officer on 1 January 1959. For the period between the late 1950s and mid 1960, she was officer-in-charge of the WRAAF at the Melbourne Telecommunications Unit. In September 1964 she was appointed officer-in-charge of WRAAF at Pearce, Western Australia. Baxter retired from the WRAAF in 1987 after 35 years of service.