Jocelyn Woollcombe
Dame Jocelyn May Woollcombe, DBE (9 May 1898 – 30 January 1986) was Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) from 1946 to 1950.
Dame Jocelyn Woollcombe | |
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Born | 9 May 1898 |
Died | 30 January 1986 87) | (aged
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Women's Royal Naval Service |
Years of service | 1939–1950 |
Rank | Director |
Commands held | Women's Royal Naval Service (1946–50) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
She joined the WRNS as a chief officer in August 1939 and was promoted superintendent on 14 May 1940.
Honours
She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1944 and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1950.
Post-war
- Hon. ADC to HM, the King – 1949
- General Secretary, British Council for Aid to Refugees (Hungarian Section) – 1957-1958
- Governor, The Sister Trust – 1956–1965
- Governor WRNS Benevolent Trust – 1942–1967
- President, Association of Wrens – 1959–1981
Sources
- Stark, Suzanne. Female tars: Women aboard ship in the age of sail; Naval Inst. Press: Annapolis, Maryland (1996); ISBN 1557507384/LCCN#95046459.
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