I was watching a programme a little while ago about a man who had his hands mangled,not sure how,might have been in WW1 Young doctor brought the guy in for an emergecy assesment by the surgeon. Surgeon said remove both hands(in other words cut them off) Young doctor said to surgeon "do you know who that is" Surgeon said "No" Young doctor said its the famous illusionist ???????? ???????? Can't you do something? Surgeon said I'll see what we can do. The illusionist ??????? ???????? then recovered from his injuries and carried on with his trade when WW1 finished Hands are one thing your feet are another First World War soldier stood on live grenade to save comrades... then refused to have foot amputated before going on to play professional football for 15 years Lance Corporal James Collins saved two comrades by standing on bomb But despite his injuries, he refused to have foot and lower leg amputated He then went on to play for Swansea City FC as a defender for 15 years During career, he became captain and led the team to FA Cup semi-final Now, soldier's rare Albert Medal has sold at auction for nearly £22,000
