Mary Welsh
Dame Mary Welsh | |
|---|---|
Air Chief Commandant Welsh in 1945 | |
| Director of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force | |
| In office 1943–1946 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ruth Mary Eldridge Dalzell 2 August 1896 Claughton, Birkenhead, England |
| Died | 25 June 1986 (aged 89) Farnborough, Hampshire, England |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Territorial Efficiency Decoration |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Auxiliary Territorial Service Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
| Years of service | 1918–1919 1937–1946 |
| Rank | Air Chief Commandant |
| Commands | Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Air Chief Commandant Dame Ruth Mary Eldridge Welsh, DBE, TD (née Dalzell; 2 August 1896 – 25 June 1986) was the second Director of the British Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), from 1943 to 1946.