Mary Tyrwhitt
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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| Intro | Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
| was | Military personnel | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 22 December 1903 | |
| Death | 18 March 1997 (aged 93 years) |
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Biography
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.