Roberta Whyte

Dame Roberta Whyte
Born(1897-06-06)6 June 1897
Died25 January 1979(1979-01-25) (aged 81)
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch
Royal Air Force
Service years
1929–1956
Rank
Air Commandant
CommandsPrincess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (1952–56)
Conflicts
Second World War
AwardsDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Royal Red Cross

Air Commandant Dame Roberta Mary Whyte, DBE, RRC (6 June 1897 – 25 January 1979) was a British nurse and Royal Air force officer. From 1952 to 1956, she was matron-in-chief of Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service.

She trained as a nurse at the King's College Hospital. After this she joined Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service in 1929. She served until 1956, and, from 1952 to 1956, was matron-in-chief.

Whyte never married, and died in 1979, aged 81.

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 "Whyte, Air Commandant Dame Roberta, (Mary), (6 June 1897–25 Jan. 1979)". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Biography, abitofhistory.net. Accessed 5 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "No. 39898". The London Gazette. 26 June 1953. p. 3540.
  4. ↑ "No. 40366". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1954. p. 9.