Mary Tyrwhitt
Appearance
Dame Mary Joan Caroline Tyrwhitt | |
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Nickname(s) | Bovvy |
Born | 1903 |
Died | 1997 (aged 93 or 94) |
Allegiance | ![]() |
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.
Death
Brigadier Dame Mary Tyrwhitt died in 1997, aged 93, unmarried.
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