Dame Jean Davies Lancaster | |
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Birth name | Jean Davies |
Born | Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire (now Waterloo, Merseyside), England | 11 August 1909
Died | 29 August 1996 Warren Park Nursing Home, Blundellsands, Merseyside, England | (aged 87)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Women's Royal Naval Service |
Years of service | 1939–1964 |
Rank | Commandant |
Commands | Women's Royal Naval Service (1961–64) |
Battles / wars | Second World War |
Awards | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Spouse(s) |
Roy Cavander Lancaster
(m. 1967–1981) |
Commandant Dame Jean Davies Lancaster, DBE, ADC (11 August 1909 – 29 August 1996) was a senior British naval officer who served as Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) from 1961 to 1964.