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Sir Archibald McIndoe helped set up The Guinea Pig Club Sir McIndoe oversaw new techniques for treating the wounded at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead. Injured men contributed to the development of plastic surgery after going under the knife in the early days of the pioneering procedures, and challenged the existing perception that disabilities were life-limiting. East Grinstead went on to became known as “the town which didn’t stare” as locals were accustomed to wounded servicemen in their midst.
Jim Marshall underwent three years of rehabilitation after surviving a horrific plane crash in 1945 in Italy Mr Marshall, now aged 98, said he credits Sir McIndoe with rebuilding his life.
Veteran Jim Marshall is one of the few remaining members of the Guinea Pig Club ONE of the few remaining members of a club for seriously burned Second World War airmen has remembered the pioneering surgeon who rebuilt his life – 80 years after the formation of the trailblazing society. The Guinea Pig Club was established on July 20, 1941, to support young airmen with devastating injuries, taking its name from the experimental treatment they received. Injured men contributed to the development of plastic surgery after going under the knife in the early days of the pioneering procedures, and they also challenged the existing perception that disabilities were life-limiting and went on to mentor other burns victims.
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