Roberta Whyte Explained

Dame Roberta Whyte
Birth Date:6 June 1897
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Air Force
Serviceyears:1929–1956
Rank:Air Commandant
Commands:Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (1952–56)
Battles:Second World War
Awards:Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Royal Red Cross

Air Commandant Dame Roberta Mary Whyte, (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.[1]

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.[2]

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

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whyte, Air Commandant Dame Roberta, (Mary), (6 June 1897–25 Jan. 1979) . . Oxford University Press . 6 October 2022 . en . 1 December 2007.
  2. https://www.abitofhistory.net/html/rhw/w_body.htm Biography