If you are of an age, the title for this posting will bring back memories of Tony Hancock grumbling that the pin prick of blood taken to test for anaemia was not the whole blood donation and that they wanted about a pint. He grumbled that a pint was about an armful.
Today’s item is a blood donor registration card dating from World War II. We have to confess it had us baffled for the person concerned was a Miss B Pye.
Identity card for Miss B Pye of Market Lavington which should have read Miss B Gye
We knew of no such person, but then realised the address was a give-away since Primrose House was the home of the Gye family. For Miss B Pye read Miss B Gye – Bessie who later became Bessie Francis.
Blood donor information from the time of the Second World War
The information on the reverse makes it clear that blood donating was vital and very much needed.
Of course, the donation of blood continues to this day. The blood transfusion service makes use of the Market Lavington Community Hall.
Tags: 1939-45, blood donor, Health, Market Lavington, Museum, world war 2
Market Lavington Museum 
November 8, 2013 at 11:15 am |
Reblogged this on Henri van de Zee.
January 4, 2014 at 12:48 am |
I put a link to this on my post on the subject, really interesting photos thank you!
http://literarylydi.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/my-first-blood-donation/