Mary Tyrwhitt

Not to be confused with Jacqueline Tyrwhitt.

Dame Mary Joan Caroline Tyrwhitt
Nickname	Bovvy
Born	1903
Died	1997 (aged 93 or 94)
Allegiance	Britain
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Brigadier
Commands held	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.

External links

• Oxford Index
• UK online

Persondata
Name	Tyrwhitt, Mary
Alternative names	Brigadier Dame Mary Joan Caroline Tyrwhitt
Short description	Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Date of birth	22 December 1903
Place of birth
Date of death	18 March 1997
Place of death

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