The Hidden Faces of War - 4

by AngusMcLeod

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Aug 3rd 2009
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army britain burned burns disfigured disfigurement england great military navy one united kingdom war world ww1
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This is Walter Yeo.

Walter sustained terrible facial injuries including the loss of upper and lower eyelids while manning the guns aboard HMS Warspite in 1916 during the Battle of Jutland.

In 1917 he was treated by Sir Harold Gillies - the first man to use skin grafts from undamaged areas on the body - and know as 'the father of plastic surgery'.

(Taken from http://www.yeosociety.com/biographies/Walteryeo-plasticsurgery.htm)

Comments

Justin Frost Says:

Wow, medical wonders back then...

Hideto Love Says:

god these are so powerful

The Mobile Sponge Says:

Protip: they used this man's mug shots for splicers in bioshock

namzinato Says:

This is intense. The textures of the clothes, the hair, and the spackled skin are awesome for my eyeballs.