Shirley Grylls (Drew, 1930)

Biography

Petty Officer Signaller Shirley Drew A/M WR 13, Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS)

A day girl from Chatswood, Shirley left Presbyterian Ladies’ College at Pymble in 1930.

During World War II, she was an early member of the Women’s Emergency Signally Corp (WESC), many of whom went on to become members of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service.

Shirley died in 1997 aged 77.

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