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Revision as of 18:08, 22 July 2019
Dame Mary Joan Caroline Tyrwhitt | |
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| Nickname(s) | Bovvy |
| Born | 1903 |
| Died | 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
- ^ http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-65699
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