Leslie Whateley

Dame Leslie Balfour Whateley, DBE, TD (1899 – 1987) was a Director of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) during the Second World War.

Born as Leslie Violet Lucy Evelyn Wood, she was also Director of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from 1951 to 1964. In 1948 her writings were published by Hutchinson Publishing in Melbourne entitled "As thoughts survive", a monograph with a preface by the then-Princess Royal. It was about World War II containing her personal narratives about her experiences in the Army and the Auxiliary Territorial Service (211 pages, 16 leaves of plates:illustrated ports, Citation# abn89242258).

In 1965, Dame Leslie was awarded the "Bronze Wolf", the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee "for exceptional services to world Scouting".

External links

* [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101045561 Oxford Biography Index Number 101045561]
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/world-association-of-girl-guides-and-girl-scouts Answers.com]

Persondata
NAME=Whateley, Leslie Violet Lucy Evelyn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Director of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, Director of WAGGGS
DATE OF BIRTH=28 January, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH=London, England
DATE OF DEATH=4 July, 1987
PLACE OF DEATH=Little Sommerford, Wiltshire, England