Joan Henderson

Brigadier Dame Joan Evelyn Clara Henderson DBE (24 December 1915 – 23 September 2018) also known as Joanna Henderson and Joanna Kelleher, was the highest-ranking officer in the Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) from 1964 to 1967. She was preceded by Brigadier Dame Jean Rivett-Drake (1961–1964) and succeeded by Brigadier-Dame Mary Anderson (1967–1970).[1][2][3] She retired from the Women's Royal Army Corps on 22 September 1967.[4]

She was appointed an Honorary Aide de Camp to Queen Elizabeth II om 15 September 1964 and became a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's birthday honours of 1965.[5][6]

Military offices
Preceded by
Jean Rivett-Drake (1961-1964)		 Director, Women's Royal Army Corps (1964 - 25 August 1967) Succeeded by
Dame Mary Anderson (1967-1970)

References
  1. "Brigadier Dame Joanna Kelleher obituary". October 18, 2018 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  2. "Obituary - Joanna Kelleher, director of the Women's Royal Army Corps". www.pressreader.com. Daily Express. October 27, 2018.
  3. "Obituary - Joanna Kelleher, director of the Women's Royal Army Corps who expanded the roles for women in the armed forces". HeraldScotland.
  4. "No. 44420". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1967. p. 10673.
  5. "No. 43433". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 September 1964. p. 7761.
  6. "No. 43667". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1965. p. 5476.


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