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Mary Tyrwhitt
Mary Tyrwhitt
Birth name	Mary Joan Caroline Tyrwhitt
Nickname(s)	Bovvy
Born	December 22, 1903
Died	March 18, 1997 (aged 93)
Allegiance	Britain
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	Auxiliary Territorial Service; Women's Royal Army Corps

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Brigadier Dame Mary Joan Caroline Tyrwhitt, DBE, TD (22 December 1903–18 March 1997) was a British Army officer. She was the last director of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) and the first director of the Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) when it was established on 1 February 1949.

Her father was Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, 1st Baronet, a Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet.^[1]^[2]

Death

Brigadier Dame Mary Tyrwhitt died in 1997, aged 93, unmarried.

References

^ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 1985, ed. Charles Kidd, David Williamson, p. 875
^ "Tyrwhitt, Dame Mary Joan Caroline [known as Bovvy Tyrwhitt] (1903–1997), army officer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65699. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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Military offices
Preceded by Dame Leslie Whateley	Director, Auxiliary Territorial Service 1946–1949	Post abolished
New post	Director, Women's Royal Army Corps 1949–1950	Succeeded by Dame Mary Coulshed

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[1] Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 1985, ed. Charles Kidd, David Williamson, p. 875

[2] "Tyrwhitt, Dame Mary Joan Caroline [known as Bovvy Tyrwhitt] (1903–1997), army officer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65699. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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+[[Brigadier]] '''Dame Mary Joan Caroline Tyrwhitt''', [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]], [[Territorial Decoration|TD]] (22 December 1903–18 March 1997) was a [[British Army]] officer. She was the last director of the [[Auxiliary Territorial Service]] (ATS) and the first director of the [[Women's Royal Army Corps]] (WRAC) when it was established on 1 February 1949.
-The Corps was organised into battalions and companies; later into independent companies and platoons and gradually they became integrated with their employing military units. The Corps Charter stated that it was 'to provide replacements for officers and men in such employment as may be specified by the Army Council from time to time'. Women served in over 40 different trades in 20 different Arms and Corps.
+Her father was Sir [[Reginald Tyrwhitt]], [[Tyrwhitt_baronets#Tyrwhitt_baronets,_of_Terschelling_and_Oxford_(1919)|1st Baronet]], a [[Royal Navy]] [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]].<ref>Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 1985, ed. Charles Kidd, David Williamson, p. 875</ref><ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-65699|title=Tyrwhitt, Dame Mary Joan Caroline [known as Bovvy Tyrwhitt] (1903–1997), army officer|year=2004|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/65699}}</ref>
-[[Elizabeth_Bowes-Lyon|Elizabeth, the Queen Mother]], who had been Commandant in Chief of the ATS since 1940, became Commandant in Chief WRAC in 1949.
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 Brigadier Dame Mary Tyrwhitt died in 1997, aged 93, unmarried.
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 *[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101065699/ Oxford Index]
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-*[http://www.wracassociation.co.uk/History.html WRAC]
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