Vida Eliza Jowett

Vida Eliza Jowett OBE, (8 February 1893–1 June 1982) was a New Zealand women's military administrator during the Second World War. After helping to create the civilian Women's War Service Auxiliary in 1940, she was appointed Chief Commander of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps in 1942.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Cox, Elizabeth. "Vida Eliza Jowett". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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