Frost, Catherine Adelaide Marcelle (1921 - )

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 NSW 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.

• Sommers, Catherine (maiden name, 28 December 1921 - 30 November 1946)

Events

14 March 1942 - 27 November 1945	Served with the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF)
1 February 1943	Promoted to Corporal
1 April 1944	Promoted to Sergeant
30 November 1946	Married Jack Douglas Frost and they had one daughter
1950	Joined the Lawn Bowls Association
1950	Member of the Asthma Association
1955 - 1968	Learn to Swim instructor for the NSW Swimming Association
1960 - 1964	President of the Sutherland Lawn Bowls Club
1965 - 1971	Learn to Swim instructor for the Asthma Association
1966	Secretary of the Sutherland District Girl Guides Association
1969 - 1980	Learn to Swim instructor for the Sutherland Physically & Intellectually Challenged Children
1988 - 1990	President of the Royal NSW Bowling Association
1990 - 2001	Secretary of Australian Women's Bowls Council.
26 January 1997	Awarded Medal of the Order of Australia for service to Lawn Bowls at Club, State and National levels and to the community
2000 - 2002	President of Lawn Bowls International
30 August 2000	Awarded the Australian Sports Medal

Membership

• RAAF Association (NSW Division) - WAAAF Branch (1946 - )

Related Corporate Bodies

• Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) (1941 - 1947)

  [1942 - 1945]

Online Resources

• Department of Veterans' Affairs, 'SOMMERS, CATHERINE ADELAIDE MARCELLE', in World War 2 Nominal Roll, 2002, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=R&VeteranID=935802. [ Details... ]