| Catherine Ryan | |
| Birth Name: | Catherine McNaughton |
| Nickname: | Kit |
| Birth Date: | March 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Geelong, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Werribee, Victoria |
| Allegiance: | Australia |
| Branch: | Australian Imperial Force |
| Serviceyears: | 1915–1919 |
| Rank: | Sister |
| Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service |
| Battles: | First World War |
| Awards: | Royal Red Cross Mentioned in Despatches |
Catherine "Kit" Ryan, (McNaughton; March 1884 – 14 February 1953) was a decorated Australian nurse who served in the First World War. She kept a detailed diary of her experiences, the basis of which was later published by Janet Butler as Kitty's War (2013).
McNaughton was mentioned in despatches in 1917,[1] and awarded the Royal Red Cross in 1919.[2]
McNaughton's diaries were the subject of the 2013 book Kitty's War, written by historian Janet Butler. The book won the New South Wales Premier's Australian History Prize in 2013 and the WK Hancock Prize by the Australian Historical Association in 2014.
McNaughton was one of the six Australians whose war experiences were presented in The War That Changed Us, a four-part television documentary series about Australia's involvement in the First World War.[3] [4] Her war experiences also formed the basis of the characters in the ANZAC Girls television series.