Mary Churchill

Mary Churchill

In 1941, when a General asked Winston Churchill for more men to man Antiaircraft guns, Churchill replied: “No, I can’t spare any men, you’ll have to use women.” Mary Churchill (at the age of 18), Winston Churchill’s youngest daughter was among the first to join and rose to the rank of Junior Commander in 1944.

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