Mary Tyrwhitt

Not to be confused with Jaqueline Tyrwhitt.

Dame Mary Tyrwhitt
Tyrwhitt in 1951
NicknameBovvy
Born(1903-12-22)22 December 1903
Dublin, Ireland
Died18 March 1997(1997-03-18) (aged 93)
Warwickshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
RankBrigadier
CommandsAuxiliary Territorial Service
Women's Royal Army Corps
ConflictsSecond World War
AwardsDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Territorial Decoration
RelationsAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, 1st Baronet (father)

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 Admiral of the Fleet Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, 1st Baronet, a Royal Navy officer.

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