Sheilagh was commissioned along with others definitely recruited to Special Duties. It appears that almost all the women were put through basic training at Edinburgh in groups, but not everyone in a group would be marked out for Special Duties. A newspaper article about her wedding states she served in France and Holland
The daughter of Colonel Benjamin Sandford-Johnson D.S.O.
After the war, in 1952, she married Prince Yuri Galitzine (George). As a British Army Officer during the war, he had played an important part in the investigation of German War Crimes against SAS and SOE personnel, including Captain Victor Gough, formerly of Auxiliary Units. He had even arranged the ongoing funding of the SAS War Crimes Investigation as the Army was winding up the SAS. This was one of the actions that resulted in the SAS surviving this winding up and being officially reformed a few years later.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Duties unknown postings | ATS Staff | Unknown | Unknown |
(1951) Dress designer and buyer for Regent Street store
The Nazi Hunters, Damien Lewis
Chelsea News and General Advertiser 06 June 1952
Banbury Guardian 30 October 1952