Grace Ethel Marie Rowell, Petty Officer, WRNS papers and photographs.

The collection includes a photograph of a group of Wrens outside HMS FLEDGLING; two photographs of Wrens at Blenheim House (HMS WILDFIRE), Sheerness, 1939-1946; a permanent leave pass, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham, belonging to G. Rowell, stamped HMS WILDFIRE, 1940; a WRNS employment certificate of G. Rowell, 1947; humorous poem written for G. Rowell by Third Officer Smythe, and a hand-drawn joke certificate; an order for release form, 1947; a temporary pass for employment as a typist, 1939 and release documents (Certificate of service and assessment of character).

Administrative / biographical background
Rowell was born on 25 October 1905 and enrolled in the WRNS in 1939, serving until 1947.

Record Details

Item reference: WRN/7; MSS/77/002 MS1977/002
Catalogue Section: Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 folder
Date made: 1939-1947
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London