Career
From 1952 until her retirement on 31 July 1956 on completion of her term, Gillespie served as Matron-in-Chief of Queen Alexandra"s Royal Army Nursing Corps (QAIMNS/QARANC). Helen Gillespie was appointed Honorary Nursing Sister to the Queen on 25 June 1952, succeeding Anne Thomson. She was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1954.