Emily Blair
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Born12 January 1890
Boghead, Lenzie, Scotland
Died25 December 1963 (aged 73)
London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army (1916–1918)
Royal Air Force (1918–1943)
Royal Air Force (1918–1943)
Dame Emily Blair | |
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| Born | 12 January 1890 Boghead, Lenzie, Scotland |
| Died | 25 December 1963 (aged 73) London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army (1916–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1943) |
| Service years | 1916–1943 |
| Rank | Matron-in-Chief |
| Commands | Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (1938–1943) |
| Conflicts | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Royal Red Cross Mentioned in dispatches Florence Nightingale Medal |
| Other work | Matron-in-Chief British Red Cross Society (1947–1953) |
Dame Emily Mathieson Blair, DBE, RRC (12 January 1890 – 25 December 1963) was a British military nurse and nursing administrator who served as Matron-in-Chief of the Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (1938–43), Joint War Committee (1943–47) and the British Red Cross Society (1947–53).[1]