Claim in the library
“Eben Byers (the man whose jaw fell off due to radium poisoning) is not actually the person in the famous photograph.”
CitedSeen 1 time · first Sep 26, 2026 · last Sep 26, 2026
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What the last search found
Historical fact-checks confirm that the viral photograph frequently claimed to show Eben Byers actually depicts a World War I soldier with severe facial injuries. Outside mainstream endorsement: Archival image analysis confirms that the specific photograph showing a missing lower face commonly circulated online as 'Eben Byers' actually depicts Willie Vicarage, a British soldier treated by surgeon Sir Harold Gillies in 1917.
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