Pioneer Woman
Lynne ALLEN-BROWN
Also known as: Lynne Spencer
Special Achievements:In 1993, Lynne Allen-Brown became the first female Chief Superintendent of St Johns Ambulance. In 1999, she was the first female Chief Commissioner of St Johns Ambulance. Earlier, Lynne was a career nursing administrator and a captain in the Royal Australian Nursing Corps. From 1990 she was a St John Ambulance District Superintendent in New South Wales.
Additional Information:Lynne was awarded the Australian Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 1996 for services to nursing in the private sector and for services to St John Ambulance.
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Image - Lynne Allen-Brown
Image courtesy of Lynne Allen-Brown, NPWHF collection
