Dame Gladys Taylor
Born1890 (1890)
Died11 January 1950(1950-01-11) (aged 59–60)
Westminster Hospital, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
RankMatron-in-Chief
Commands heldPrincess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (1943–48)
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Royal Red Cross

Dame Gladys Taylor, DBE, RRC (1890 – 11 January 1950) was a British military nurse and nursing administrator who served as Matron-in-Chief of Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service from 1943 to 1948.

Born in 1890, Taylor trained at University College Hospital, London. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1949 New Year Honours.[1]

References

  1. "No. 38493". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1948. p. 9.
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