Joan Moriarty Explained

Joan Moriarty
Birth Date:11 May 1923
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:British Army
Rank:Brigadier
Commands:Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (1977–81)
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Royal Red Cross

Brigadier Joan Olivia Elsie Moriarty, (11 May 1923  - 19 July 2020) was a British military nurse and nursing administrator who served as Matron-in-Chief/Director of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps from 1977 to 1981.[1] She was decorated with the Royal Red Cross in the 1977 New Year Honours, and made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1979 Birthday Honours.

She died on 19 July 2020 at the age of 97.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103070003/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/birthdays-1346674.html The Independent birthdays
  2. https://epaper.thetimes.co.uk/the-times Brigadier Joan Moriarty