Mary was born in England
and trained as a nurse.
She moved to France
and joined the French Red Cross.
She played a leading role in the Resistance
during both world wars.

In 1943 Mary was arrested by the Nazis.
She succeeded in escaping
from the train going to Paris
but the guards reacted quickly
and shot her in the head.
Unconscious, she was taken to hospital
where a Luftwaffe surgeon saved her life.

After a while in prison
she was taken to Ravensbrück in September 1944.
In the camp she was called Die Engländerin
and even there she took on a leading role.

When the White Buses arrived at Ravensbrück
it was Mary who made sure that the Englishwomen in the camp could go with them
despite the commandant denying that they existed.

Mary came with the White Buses to Malmö Museum. After a while an order came that she should be flown to London.
Even though she had fallen ill with diphtheria
she was given permission to leave the refugee centre. After the war she became the representative
of the Royal Air Forces Escaping Society in France.

Mary was powerfully driven all her life.