OAM, ASM
- Born
- 28 December 1921
Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Servicewoman and Community worker
- Alternative Names
- Sommers, Catherine (maiden name, 28 December 1921 - 30 November 1946)
Summary
Before joining the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) in 1942, Catherine Frost (née Sommers) was a full time ballet student. She worked part time in the family cycle business as well as competing in track cycle racing and being a member of the New South Wales Flying Club. With the WAAAF she was a fabric worker. Following World War II Frost became a member of a number of community services including the Prince Henry Little Bay Hospital, the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, Camperdown and the Asthma Children's Foundation, Sutherland. On 26 January 1997 Catherine Frost was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia and she received the Australian Sports Medal on 30 August 2000.
