THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, THE BALKANS AND AUSTRIA 1942-1946 © IWM NA 9973 Object description Original wartime caption: Gdsman. Bilsland, Scots Guards, of 24 Airdrie Street, Glasgow. The original caption includes more details: North Africa Story of British wounded from Regiments now officially stated to be fighting in Italy. Algiers. 17/19 December 1943
From the casualty lists there was 2698401 Gdsm BILSLAND R wounded Italy 23.10.43 alongside many others in the Scots Guards wounded on the same date. On the same list was 2699229 Gdsm FORSYTH R who would appear not to have made Africa as he died 30.10.43
