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Sybil Irving
1943 portrait by war artist Nora Heysen
Born(1897-02-25)25 February 1897
Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, Colony of Victoria
Died28 March 1973(1973-03-28) (aged 76)
South Yarra, Melbourne
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchAustralian Women's Army Service
Years of service1941–1946
RankColonel
Commands held
  • Australian Women's Army Service
  • Women's Royal Australian Army Corps (as Honorary Colonel)
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire
RelationsGodfrey Irving (father)
Other work
  • Secretary, Girl Guides' Association, Victoria (1924–1940)
  • General secretary, Victorian division of the Red Cross (1947–1959)
  • Consultant, Victorian Old People's Welfare Council (1961–1971)

Sybil Howy Irving MBE (25 February 1897 – 28 March 1973) was an Australian military officer who was the founder and controller of the Australian Women's Army Service during World War II. She served in this position from 1941 to 1946, and was active in charity and social organisations until she was aged 74.

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