Dame Jocelyn Woollcombe | |
Birth Date: | 9 May 1898 |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | Women's Royal Naval Service |
Serviceyears: | 1939–1950 |
Rank: | Director |
Commands: | Women's Royal Naval Service (1946–50) |
Battles: | Second World War |
Awards: | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Dame Jocelyn May Woollcombe, (9 May 1898 – 30 January 1986) was Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) from 1946 to 1950.
She joined the WRNS as a chief officer in August 1939 and was promoted superintendent on 14 May 1940.
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.