Lois Pitman Explained

Lois Pitman
Birth Date: 1919
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Allegiance:Australia
Branch:Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
Women's Royal Australian Air Force
Serviceyears:1942–1946
1960–1972
Rank:Group Officer
Commands:Women's Royal Australian Air Force (1960–72)
Battles:Second World War
Awards:Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Lois Katrine Pitman, (1919 – 30 October 2014) was an Australian military officer and social worker. She served as director of the Women's Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF) from 1960 to 1972.[1]

Born in Melbourne, Pitman joined the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force in 1942 and later served with the Department of Post-War Reconstruction. She qualified as a social worker and worked with the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and the St Thomas' Hospital. After joining the WRAAF she studied psychology at Australian National University.[1]

Pitman was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1968.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directors of the WRAAF.