Appeal for U.S. Doctors
(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 21. The Minister of Health, Mr. Ernest Brown, has sent a message of thanks to President Roosevelt in his capacity as president of the American Red Cross for lending his powerful support to the British Red Cross appeal for the recruitment of American doctors for service with the British fighting forces and in hospitals. The American Red Cross has agreed to assist the British Red Cross in obtaining 1000 young American doctors. The age limit for service with the Royal Army Medical Corps is 40, and with the Civilian Emergency Medical Servico 45, while the applicants will serve for a minimum of one year and retain their status as American citizens.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 96, 23 April 1941, Page 8
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