Description
Defence Medal, 1939-45 War Medal, Efficiency Medal, bar Territorial, GVI, Subaltern Agnes Davie MacIntosh, Auxiliary Territorial Service. A Scottish Woman Officer from Glasgow who went from wartime service in the ATS to becoming one of the Army’s first full-time Women Officers in the Women’s Royal Army Corps in 1949 rising to Major.
Officially impressed: “Sub. A. Macintosh. A.T.S.”
Agnes Davie MacIntosh was born on 28th April 1914 in Pollokshields, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During World War 2, Agnes joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service with whom she gained a Commission as 2nd Subaltern dated 15th January 1942, announced in Supp to the London Gazette 17th February 1942.
It took little time for her to advance up the ranks, being promoted to War Substantive Subaltern on 10th May 1942.
Supplement to the London Gazette 25th Nov 1949 records:
“The under-mentioned Subalterns from A.T.S. Emergency Commissions to be Subalterns, 1st march 1949, with seniority as shown :- Agnes Davie Macintosh (223890), 10th May 1942.”
Supp to the LG, 10th January 1950, notes her promotion from Subaltern to Junior Commander, with seniority from 15th Jan 1948.
Agnes moved over to a commission in the Women’s Royal Army Corps as a member of the “Regular Army”, rising to the rank of Captain, rather than retiring with the disbandment of the A.T.S. she took on a full time commission with the WRAC rising to Major.
The Supp to the LG, 11th Feb 1955, records her promotion from Captain to Major, dated 15th January 1955.
Supp to the LG, 24th October 1961 announces her retirement:
“Major A.D. Macintosh (223890) relinquishes her commission on completion of service, 23rd October 1961, and is granted the Honorary Rank of Major.”
At the time of her retirement she had spent about 19 years as an Officer, throughout her life she never seems to have married.
She retired to East Kilbride just south of Glasglow and later died there on 22nd March 1980.
