Vera Laughton Mathews

Dame Vera Laughton Mathews
Birth name	Elvira Sibyl Marie Laughton
Born	(1888-09-25)25 September 1888 Hammersmith, London
Died	25 September 1959(1959-09-25) (aged 71) Ashley Gardens, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Women's Royal Naval Service
Years of service	1918–1919 1939–1946
Rank	Director
Commands	Women's Royal Naval Service (1939–46)
Battles / wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1942) Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1945)
Relations	Sir John Knox Laughton (father)

Dame Elvira Sibyl Marie Mathews, DBE (née Laughton; 25 September 1888 – 25 September 1959),^[1] known as Vera Laughton Mathews, was a British military officer and administrator. She was the second Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), serving from its reformation in 1939 until 1946.