Dame Sidney Jane Browne | |
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| Born | 5 January 1850 Bexley, Kent, England |
| Died | 13 August 1941 (aged 91) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1883–1906 1908–1919 |
| Rank | Matron-in-Chief |
| Commands | Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (1902–06) Territorial Force Nursing Service (1910–19) |
| Battles / wars | Anglo-Egyptian War Mahdist War Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Royal Red Cross & Bar Florence Nightingale Medal |
| Other work | President of the Royal College of Nursing (1922–25) |
Dame Sidney Jane Browne, GBE, RRC & Bar (5 January 1850 – 13 August 1941) was the first appointed Matron-in-Chief of the newly formed Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS). After she retired from the QAIMNS she was appointed as Matron-in-Chief of the Territorial Force Nursing Service. Browne was appointed a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in 1919 and, in 1922, she became the first President of the Royal College of Nursing, a post she held until 1925.