Soames, Mary, Dame, 1922 - 2014 (née Churchill, writer, wife of Baron Soames)
Dates
- Existence: 1922 - 2014
Admin / Family structure
Wife of Baron Soames of Fletching and youngest daughter of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
"My daughter Mary: She's in the Army now", 1941
Head and shoulders portrait of Mary Churchill [later Mary Soames] wearing ATS [Auxiliary Territorial Service] uniform and beret.
"My daughter Mary: She's in the Army now", 1944-06-30
Photo shows WSC sitting in a chair, wearing a metal helmet and holding a pair of large binoculars. CSC, wearing a metal helmet, stands behind him with her fingers in her ears. Mary Churchill leans over WSC, also wearing a metal helmet, pointing to the sky. Anti-aircraft guns and ATS personnel are seen in the distance.
"My daughter Mary: She's in the Army now", 1941-09 - 1941-10
Photo shows Mary Churchill [later Mary Soames] with 3 other ATS [Auxiliary Territorial Services] recruits seated on the grass polishing lace up shoes.
"My daughter Mary: She's in the Army now", 1944-06-30
Photo shows WSC and Mary Churchill, both wearing metal helmets and binoculars round their necks, looking up at the sky. WSC has a cigar in his mouth and Mary is wearing an ATS uniform and shielding her eyes from the sun.