Lt. Norman Eric Wallace...

Canadian Lieutenant Norman Eric Wallace served as an observer during the First World War, in 1915 he was conscripted and sent immediately to Europe

Two years later, he suffered a terrible accident following the fall of his plane, causing severe deformities and injuries to the face and neck
He underwent complicated plastic surgery to repair scars and deep wounds that completely distorted his face
To the point that after the plastic surgery was used artificial faces, doctors were unable to return the face as it was
Despite this ordeal, Wallace says he fell in love while in hospital and married that girl in 1920
Wallace continued his military career and was promoted to lieutenant in honor of his efforts, and in 1974 he died of lung cancer.