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'''Mary Mackenzie Anderson''' February 3, 1916 - June 18, 2006 |
'''Mary Mackenzie Anderson''', later Brigadier Dame '''Mary Pihl''' (February 3, 1916 - June 18, 2006)<ref>{{cite web|author=February 3, 1916 - June 18, 2006 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brigadier-dame-mary-pihl-xndc7rctrxm# |title=Brigadier Dame Mary Pihl |publisher=The Times |date= |accessdate=2019-10-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/accessions/1994/94digests/army.htm |title=Search other Archives | Accessions to Repositories | Major Accessions to Repositories in 1994 relating to Military History |publisher=The National Archives |date= |accessdate=2019-10-10}}</ref> served with the Women Auxiliary Territorial Service, the forerunner of the Women's Royal Army Corps during [[World War II|World War 2]]. By 1946 she was ATS Group Commander Highland District based in Perth and, discovering she enjoyed service life, decided to make it her career. |
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She was the daughter of [[John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley|Sir John Anderson]], later the 1st Viscount Waverley, who was Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security at the outbreak of war. She was educated at Sutton High School and the Villa Brillantmont in [[Lausanne]]. |
She was the daughter of [[John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley|Sir John Anderson]], later the 1st Viscount Waverley, who was Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security at the outbreak of war. She was educated at Sutton High School and the Villa Brillantmont in [[Lausanne]]. |
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Revision as of 18:49, 12 October 2019
Mary Mackenzie Anderson, later Brigadier Dame Mary Pihl (February 3, 1916 - June 18, 2006)[1][2] served with the Women Auxiliary Territorial Service, the forerunner of the Women's Royal Army Corps during World War 2. By 1946 she was ATS Group Commander Highland District based in Perth and, discovering she enjoyed service life, decided to make it her career.
She was the daughter of Sir John Anderson, later the 1st Viscount Waverley, who was Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security at the outbreak of war. She was educated at Sutton High School and the Villa Brillantmont in Lausanne.
She joined the ATS in 1941 and was commissioned the following year. On leaving Perth in 1946, she undertook her first speciality work within the WRAC as assistant provost marshal (WRAC) responsible for WRAC disciplinary matters for the British Army of the Rhine and in the UK.
References
- ^ February 3, 1916 - June 18, 2006. "Brigadier Dame Mary Pihl". The Times. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Search other Archives | Accessions to Repositories | Major Accessions to Repositories in 1994 relating to Military History". The National Archives. Retrieved 2019-10-10.