The Fantastic work of The Surgeons

Heroes Remember

The Fantastic work of The Surgeons

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Archibald McIndoe was the one who really got the English part going and Ross Tilley was our Canadian surgeon and his work was fantastic. I watched him do a nose one time and, my God, he took the hammer and he took a knife and oh he was clever with his hands, he could do wood too! And he carved the bone, you see, it came out of the hip and he carved it up so that it was just the right shape and he shoved it up here and he took the hammer and he hammered it in and, “Oh no, not quite right,” and he took the knife in there,”Ahhh!” Fantastic! And that nose when he was done, I mean it was a long time before you’d see it because it was pretty puffy and that, but when it was done, and the black eyes disappeared too, his nose was beautiful, better than it was before.

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Mrs. Hubbard describes how the two surgeons, Dr. Ross Tilley and Dr. Archibald McIndoe used their skills to reconstruct a nose for the burn patients of East Grinstead.

Shirley Hubbard

Mrs. Shirley Hubbard was born in St. Clair, Michigan January 4, 1924. Her family moved to Canada and her father served in WWI. Having a keen desire to honour her father’s commitment, and without reservation, she joined the Women’s Division, Royal Canadian Air Force and had the opportunity to travel overseas and serve in London, England. Mrs. Hubbard served in an administrative role but believes her most important contribution to wartime service was visiting and caring for the burn victims of East Grinstead Hospital in London, England. These soldiers would later be known as “The Guinea Pigs.” It is here that she met her husband and became a dedicated member of the Guniea Pig Club. To this day, she remains a proud member of this association. She spends most of her time doing volunteer work and presently resides in Mission, BC with her family.

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