British blood chit : Warrant Officer G C Alcorn, RAAF

Silk cloth printed at the top with the Union Jack. Below is a message printed in 17 languages which reads 'Dear friend, I am an Allied fighter, I did not come here to do any harm to you who are my friends. I only want to do harm to the Japanese and chase them away from this country as quickly as possible. If you will assist me, my Government will suffiently reward you when the Japanese are driven away.' The other languages are French, Tamil, Sumatra, Thai, East Shan and Northern Thai, West Shan, Jawl (Urdu), Chinese, Haka, Kachin, Malay, Lazio (China), Bengali, Annamite (Vietnamese), Burmese and Karen. This chit was issued to Allied aircrew flying in the India-Burma theatre.

Blood chit carried by 421289 Warrant Officer Gordon Charles Alcorn during service with a Royal Air Force Liberator squadron in India. Alcorn was born in Singleton, New South Wales in May 1923 and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 31 January 1942. He was discharged on 13 September 1945. This chit was designed by Major Wilcox and Squadron Leader Vint who were working for E Group, the evaders and escapers section of MI9 (British Military Intelligence) based in Calcutta, India. The chit was made of silk and unlined, enabling it to be sewn inside clothing if required.