Mary married Reverend John F O S Graham, the younger brother of ATS Gertrude Graham and son of Reverend Christopher Graham, Rector of Cheddon Fitzpaine Church and his wife Gertrude (Nee Russell), in Surrey 23 Jan 1951. They met when he was mowing the grass around her dugout.
Her father, Major General Ernest Wright Alexander, was one of the first to gain the Victoria Cross in WW1. The family moved from India to Ireland, Mary was the youngest of 4 and was born in Hampshire.
Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
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Canwick Hall Instation | Operator | 21 Sep 1941 | 1942 |
Tunbridge Wells Instation | Operator | 1942 | 1942 |
Cheddon Fitzpaine Instation | Operator | 1942 | 20 Jul 1944 |
She was visited by Beatrice Temple at the following locations; Lincoln 16 Dec 1941, Tunbridge Wells 21 Apr 1942, 22 Apr 1942 when Temple found her alone and did Cipher with her, 26 Jun 1942, Cheddon Fitzpaine 14 Oct 1942
Beatrice Temple diary
Son - James Graham and Philip Marsdon
The Peerage