Facial Injuries

Speaker: Rob Burkett
Facial Injures

Pioneering surgery developed during World War 1 by Harold Gillies to repair dreadful injuries to facial features and return men to a reasonably normal life.

Harold Gillies
Sir Harold Delf Gillies CBE FRCS (17 June 1882 – 10 September 1960)

Members and non-members of The Western Front Association are equally welcome. Any new visitors are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts.

Event organiser: Suffolk branch
8 April 2026
19:30
Royal British Legion (Stowmarket), Tavern Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1PJ
Branch contacts
Colin Woods
(Branch Chairman)
Email Colin Woods

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