An essay recovers the story of Harold Gilles, the surgeon who restored the identity of thousands of soldiers with their noses torn off and their eyes burst by bombs, “when losing a leg made you a hero and losing your face made you a monster.” “What would you like to look like?”
Private Percy Clare was 36 years old on November 20, 1917. He belonged to the Seventh Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment, whose troops had gained ground, around Cambrai, under the cover of night. He was lying face down on a hill…
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