Frontline Medic & SOE Agent: The Ww2 Memoir of William Gillanders MM

Gillanders, Lindsay: - Born in 1917, WILLIAM GILLANDERS first tried to enlist in the armed forces, in fact the RAF, in October 1939. He eventually succeeded, but found himself joining the ranks of the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was taught how to give a transfusion and, in time, sent on a solo journey to deliver blood and plasma to a Casualty Clearing Station in France. This training led to his recruitment by SOE after service in North Africa. Following the war, William made his home in New Zealand from 1948.