Margaret Collins (nurse)

Margaret Elizabeth Collins, was a British nurse and Royal Navy officer. Having served in the UK, Hong Kong, Malta and Gibraltar, she rose to become matron-in-chief of the Queen Alexandra's [Royal Naval Nursing Service], her period of command coinciding with the Falklands War.

Biography

Collins was educated at St Anne's [Catholic School, Southampton|St Anne's Convent School], an all-girls Catholic school in Southampton. She trained as a nurse at Royal [Victoria Hospital, Bournemouth], qualifying as a state registered nurse in 1949.
In the 1978 [Queen's Birthday Honours], Collins was appointed Member of the Royal Red Cross. In the 1983 New Year Honours, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire.