Helen Gwynne-Vaughan
Dame Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan, GBE (née Fraser; 21 January 1879 – 26 August 1967) was a prominent English botanist and mycologist. During the First World War, she served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and then as Commandant of the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) from 1918 to 1919. During the Second World War, from 1939 to 1941, she served as Chief Controller of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS).
Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan GBE | |
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Portrait by William Orpen, 1918 | |
| Birth name | Helen Charlotte Isabella Fraser |
| Born | 21 January 1879 Westminster, London, England |
| Died | 26 August 1967 (aged 88) Storrington, Sussex, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Auxiliary Territorial Service |
| Rank | Director |
| Unit | First Chief Controller, Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (QMAAC) in France |
| Commands held | Women's Royal Air Force |
| Spouse(s) | David Thomas Gwynne-Vaughan (m. 1911–1915, his death) |
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