Roberta Whyte

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.^[1]

Dame Roberta Whyte
Born	(1897-06-06)6 June 1897
Died	25 January 1979(1979-01-25) (aged 81)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1929–1956
Rank	Air Commandant
Commands	Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (1952–56)
Battles / wars	Second World War
Awards	Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Royal Red Cross

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.^[1]

Honours

• Royal Red Cross (1949)
• Queen's Honorary Nursing Sister (1952)
• Commander (Sister) of the Venerable Order of St John (1953)^[3]
• Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1955)^[4]