Emily Blair

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Born(1890-01-12)12 January 1890
Boghead, Lenzie, Scotland
Died25 December 1963(1963-12-25) (aged 73)
London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army (1916–1918)
Royal Air Force (1918–1943)
Dame Emily Blair
Born(1890-01-12)12 January 1890
Boghead, Lenzie, Scotland
Died25 December 1963(1963-12-25) (aged 73)
London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army (1916–1918)
Royal Air Force (1918–1943)
Service years1916–1943
RankMatron-in-Chief
CommandsPrincess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (1938–1943)
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Royal Red Cross
Mentioned in dispatches
Florence Nightingale Medal
Other workMatron-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]

Emily Mathieson Blair was born on 12 January 1890 at Boghead, Lenzie, Kirkintilloch, the daughter of Mary Ann (née Croll) and Hugh Blair, a businessman and muslin manufacturer.[2][3] From 1912 to 1916 she trained as a nurse at Western Infirmary, Glasgow.[3]

Nursing career

Later life

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