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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. |
[[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. |
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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> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Brigadier Dame Mary Tyrwhitt died in 1997, aged 93, unmarried. |
Brigadier Dame Mary Tyrwhitt died in 1997, aged 93, unmarried. |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101065699/ Oxford Index] |
*[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101065699/ Oxford Index] |
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/m.gratton/Names/Mary.htm UK online] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070220140101/http://web.ukonline.co.uk/m.gratton/Names/Mary.htm UK online] |
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|NAME = Tyrwhitt, Mary |
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Auxiliary Territorial Service|Director, Auxiliary Territorial Service]]|years=1946–1949}} |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION = Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
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|DATE OF BIRTH = 22 December 1903 |
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|DATE OF DEATH = 18 March 1997 |
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[[Category:Auxiliary Territorial Service officers]] |
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[[Category:Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] |
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[[Category:British women in World War II]] |
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Revision as of 01:44, 11 January 2024
Mary Tyrwhitt | |
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| Birth name | Mary Joan Caroline Tyrwhitt |
| Nickname(s) | Bovvy |
| Born | December 22, 1903 |
| Died | March 18, 1997 (aged 93) |
| Allegiance |  Britain |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands | Auxiliary Territorial Service Women's Royal Army Corps |
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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