Australians on the Western Front: Surgeon gave our soldiers hope

September 22 2018 - 12:00pm
RESTORED: AIF soldier William Kearsey in the 1920s. Picture: AWM E03092
RESTORED: AIF soldier William Kearsey in the 1920s. Picture: AWM E03092

Private William Kearsey was one of 5000 First World War soldiers whose severe facial wounds were repaired through the skill of pioneering New Zealand-born Dr Harold Gillies.

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