Joan Moriarty

Brigadier Joan Olivia Elsie Moriarty, CB, RRC, QHNS (11 May 1923 – 19 July 2020) was a British military nurse and nursing administrator who served as Matron-in-Chief/Director of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps from 1977 to 1981.[1][2][3] She was decorated with the Royal Red Cross in the 1977 New Year Honours,[4] and made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1979 Birthday Honours.

Not to be confused with Joan Denise Moriarty.
Joan Moriarty
Born(1923-05-11)11 May 1923
Died19 July 2020(2020-07-19) (aged 97)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankBrigadier
Commands heldQueen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (1977–81)
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Royal Red Cross

She died on 19 July 2020 at the age of 97.[5]

References
  1. "No. 48505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 January 1981. p. 1197.
  2. "No. 38063". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 September 1947. p. 4189.
  3. The Independent birthdays
  4. "No. 47102". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1976. p. 30.
  5. Brigadier Joan Moriarty
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