Leslie Whateley
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Dame Leslie Violet Lucy Evelyn Whateley, DBE, TD (née Wood; first married name Balfour; 28 January 1899 – 4 July 1987) was a Director of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) during the Second World War.[1]
Early life
She was born on 28 January 1899, the daughter of Col. Evelyn FitzGerald Michell Wood and Lilian (née Hutton). She was the granddaughter of Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood.[2][3]
Career
Whateley joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1938 and became a junior officer following training at Chelsea Barracks. She served as Deputy Director of the ATS from September 1941.[2] She was 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.[4]
Marriages
She married, firstly, to William John Balfour, on 8 July 1922. The union ended in divorce in 1939. She married, secondly, to S/Ldr Harry Raymond Whateley, on 21 September 1939. Both unions were childless.[5]
Honours
- 1951: Territorial Efficiency Decoration (TD) for long service in the reserves.[6]
- 1963: Silver Fish Award, the highest adult award of the Girl Guide movement[7]
- 1965: 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[8]
References
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- ↑ London Gazette reference to Dame Leslie Whateley, DBE, london-gazette.co.uk, 28 December 1945; accessed 3 April 2016.
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- ↑ Her memoir dealt with World War II and contained personal narratives about her experiences in the Army and the Auxiliary Territorial Service (211 pages; 16 leaves of plates: illustrated ports, Citation# abn89242258).
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- 1899 births
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- Auxiliary Territorial Service officers
- British Army generals of World War II
- Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award
- Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts people
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- Military personnel from London
- International Scouting leaders
- Female generals of the British Army
- Recipients of the Silver Fish Award