P03549.001
Photograph P03549.001 Period 1980-1989Studio portrait of Wing Commander Margaret Lynn Baxter MBE, RAAF. Baxter joined the WRAAF in 1952 and she was commissioned in 1955. Her uniform is held in the collection of the Memorial.
Miniature medals : Wing Commander M L Baxter, WRAAF Accession Number: REL29292.004
Description
Miniature medal group comprising a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Defence Force Service Medal with two clasps, and an Australian National Medal with one clasp.
Contextual Description
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.
Details
Accession Number
REL29292.004
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Medal
Physical Description
Material: White metal; Bronze
Date Made
c 1975-1994
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable
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