Barbara Maxwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Barbara Maxwell

Australian Army

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1932

Place of Birth: Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar

Date of Death: 17-May-1991

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Colonel Barbara Edweina Audrey Starrett (née Maxwell; 6 October 1932 – 17 May 1991) was an Australian military officer and instructor.
She entered the service as a nurse and went on to attend officers' training.
Serving as an instructor, she worked her way through the ranks becoming the chief instructor at the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) School in Georges Heights.
Between 1977 and 1979, she served as the fourth and last director of the WRAAC, having the distinction of being the first director who had not served during wartime.