Mary Tyrwhitt

Dame Mary Tyrwhitt
Tyrwhitt in 1951
Birth nameMary Joan Caroline Tyrwhitt
Nickname(s)Bovvy
Born22 December 1903
Dublin, Ireland
Died18 March 1997(1997-03-18) (aged 93)
Warwickshire, England
Allegiance Britain
BranchBritish Army
RankBrigadier
CommandsAuxiliary 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.

Her father was Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, 1st Baronet, a Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet.

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