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. Honours 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. Post-war Hon. ADC to HM, the King – 1949 General Secretary, British Council for Aid to Refugees (Hungarian Section) – 1957–1958 Governor, The Sister Trust – 1956–1965 Governor WRNS Benevolent Trust – 1942–1967 President, Association of Wrens – 1959–1981 Sources Stark, Suzanne. Female tars: Women aboard ship in the age of sail; Naval Inst. Press: Annapolis, Maryland (1996); /LCCN#95046459. External links Oxford University record #101060971 Portrait at NPG 1898 births 1986 deaths Royal Navy officers of World War II Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Women's Royal Naval Service officers British women in World War II Place of birth missing Place of death missing