Rosabelle Osborne

British military nurse and nursing administrator

Rosabelle Osborne
Died(1958-05-08)8 May 1958
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1903–1930
RankMatron-in-Chief
Commands heldQueen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (1928–30)
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Royal Red Cross
Mentioned in Despatches

Rosabelle Osborne, CBE, RRC (died 8 May 1958) was a British military nurse and nursing administrator. She served as Principal Matron at the War Office in 1924 and as Matron-in-Chief at the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) from 1 April 1928 until 1930.

The second daughter of Dr. J. A. Osborne of Milford, County Donegal, Rosabelle Osborne received her training at the Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury, and Bristol Royal Infirmary. She served with the QAIMNS from May 1903. She was on active service abroad during the First World War in France, Egypt, Malta and Salonika.

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  • National Portrait Gallery webpage
  • QARANC website
  • RCN archive (search by name)
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