Dame Marion Mildred Kettlewell, DBE (20 February 1914 – 11 April 2016) was a senior British naval officer who served as Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service from 1967 to 1970.
Dame Marion Kettlewell | |
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Born | Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London, U.K. | 20 February 1914
Died | 11 April 2016 | (aged 102)
Allegiance | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Service/ | Women's Royal Naval Service |
Years of service | 1941–1970 |
Rank | Commandant |
Commands | Women's Royal Naval Service (1967–70) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Kettlewell was born in Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London on 20 February 1914. She joined the Women's Royal Naval Service in 1941, during the Second World War.[1][2] She rose to the rank of commandant and was appointed Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service in 1967. Made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1970 New Year Honours, Kettlewell retired later that year.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Dame Marion Kettlewell", The Times, p. 54, 2 May 2016
- ^ a b "Dame Marion Kettlewell, Wren – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.