Dame Gladys Taylor, (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. References External links RCN archive of obituary for Dame Gladys Taylor, 16 January 1950 National Portrait Gallery entry 1890 births 1950 deaths British nursing administrators Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Members of the Royal Red Cross Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service officers Royal Air Force personnel of World War II