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.
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 held | Auxiliary Territorial Service Women's Royal Army Corps |
Her father was Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, 1st Baronet, a Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet.[1][2]
Brigadier Dame Mary Tyrwhitt died in 1997, aged 93, unmarried.