[2] At the time of her enlistment in the Australian Women's Army Service on 17 September 1942, Cutler was working as a shorthand typist at The Trustees Executors & Agency Co Ltd. She was promoted lieutenant in 1944 and demobilised on 23 April 1946.

[1][2] As wife of the Governor of New South Wales, Cutler was made patron of many charities, including the Save the Children Fund from 1966 to 1981 and The Infants' Home Child and Family Services.

With her husband, Sir Roden, Cutler was recognised as having improved access to Government House by the general public.

In the 1980 Queen's Birthday Honours she was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for "public and community service to the people of New South Wales".

[6] Having resigned her commission in 1946, Cutler was appointed an Honorary Colonel of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC), a position she held from 3 February 1967 to 1 June 1985.