Bridget McEvilly explained

Bridget McEvilly
Birth Place:Middlesex, England
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:British Army
Serviceyears:1977–2002
Rank:Colonel
Commands:Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (1999–2002)
Awards:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Associate of the Royal Red Cross

Colonel Bridget Christina McEvilly, (1946 – 22 January 2024) was a British Army nurse and nursing administrator who served as Director Army Nursing Services and Matron-in-Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC).

Life and career

Born in Middlesex, McEvilly was commissioned in Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) in 1977, having previously been a nurse in hospitals in, among other places, Canada, London, and the Falkland Islands.

McEvilly was later a nursing administrator at the Ministry of Defence,[1] and served as Assistant Director Army Nursing Services. She was awarded the Associate of the Royal Red Cross in the 1985 New Year Honours, and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2002 New Year Honours.

McEvilly died after a long illness on 22 January 2024, at the age of 77.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.qaranc.co.uk/colonelcommandant.php QARANC website
  2. News: Colonel Bridget Christina McEvilly CBE ARRC . 26 January 2024 . The Telegraph . 26 January 2024.