Mary Welsh
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Air Chief Commandant Dame Ruth Mary Eldridge Dalzell Welsh, DBE
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(2 August 1896 – 25 June 1986), known as Mary Welsh, was the third Director of the British
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
(WAAF), from August 1944 to November 1946. She died, aged 89, in 1986.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
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Territorial Decoration
The Territorial Decoration was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army...
(2 August 1896 – 25 June 1986), known as Mary Welsh, was the third Director of the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
The Women's Auxiliary Air Force , whose members were invariably referred to as Waafs , was the female auxiliary of the Royal Air Force during World War II, established in 1939. At its peak strength, in 1943, WAAF numbers exceeded 180,000, with over 2,000 women enlisting per week.A Women's Royal Air...
(WAAF), from August 1944 to November 1946. She died, aged 89, in 1986.
Honours and awards
- 13 June 1946 - Air Chief Commandant Ruth Mary Eldridge, Lady Welsh, Women's Auxiliary Air Force appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
. - 17 July 1973 - Air Chief Comdt. Dame Ruth Mary Welsh, DBE (L/No 29023 ATS later 291 WAAF), retired awarded the Territorial Efficiency DecorationTerritorial DecorationThe Territorial Decoration was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army...
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