Roberta Cowell
Roberta Elizabeth Marshall Cowell (8 April 1918[1] – 11 October 2011) was a British racing driver and World War II fighter pilot. She was born in Croydon, Surrey.[2]
She died on 11 October 2011 in Hampton, London. Her funeral was attended by only six people and (on her instructions) was unpublicised - her death was not publicly reported until two years later, when a profile of her was printed in The Independent newspaper in October 2013.[2]
References
- ↑ Roberta Cowell's Birth CertificateChangeling Aspects website. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bell, Matthew (27 October 2013). 'It's easier to change a body than to change a mind': The extraordinary life and lonely death of Roberta Cowell. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/its-easier-to-change-a-body-than-to-change-a-mind-the-extraordinary-life-and-lonely-death-of-roberta-cowell-8899823.html. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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