Margaret Joan Spencer

Lieutenant-Colonel Margaret Joan Spencer OBE (25 August 1912 – 12 May 1990) was an officer in the Australian Women's Army Service during World War II.

Born Margaret Joan Henry on 25 August 1912 in Tasmania, she attended Hobart Ladies' College, where she proved to be an able sportswoman and a talented student.

[citation needed] Margaret Spencer took on civilian employment early in the war and joined the Women's Air Training Corps.

In early 1943, she was promoted to temporary major and appointed as Assistant Controller, Tasmanian Lines of Communication Area, making her the senior female officer in Tasmania.

[5] After the war, she completed her university studies and moved to Melbourne, working in several jobs, including as the secretary and later director of administration for the Victorian Society for Crippled Children and Adults, which was established by her wartime commanding officer, Sybil Irving.