Eileen Nolan


Eileen Joan Nolan was a former Director of the Women's Royal Army Corps.

Early years

Eileen Joan Nolan was born at Bournville, near Birmingham. Her father was a World War I veteran, later employed by Cadbury's as a technical adviser. She attended King's Norton Grammar School on a scholarship. In 1942, she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service and was posted to Halifax, Yorkshire. For much of the war she remained in the ATS's training branch. In early 1945 she joined the Officer Cadet Training Unit and earned her commission; she elected to remain in the military, becoming a career officer in the Army, and rising to the rank of Brigadier.

Positions held

Nolan retired as director in 1977 and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.

Death

Eileen Nolan died on 29 December 2005, aged 85 at Crowthorne, Berkshire, although her death was not announced until February 2006. She never married.