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... that Royal Engineers officer Leslie Innes Jacques lost a finger while practicing bridge erection? "Those of his friends who saw him when he nearly lost an eye at Cambridge or when he lost a finger in the block of a Weldon trestle tackle at the bridging camp at Nanjangud, were astonished at his fortitude in physical pain" from: page 102 of Institution of Royal Engineers (1960).
"Brigadier L. I. Jacques, CB, CBE, MC"(PDF). Royal Engineers Journal. 74.
ALT1:... that Royal Engineers officer Leslie Innes Jacques won the
Military Cross for constructing a bridge under heavy fire during the
Hundred Days Offensive in 1918? "'For marked gallantry and devotion to duty at Knocke, on 21st October, 1918, when he carried out a reconnaissance of the Canal crossing and constructed a bridge in the face of very heavy rifle and machine-gun fire. Throughout the operation he showed great coolness and determination and set a high example to his men" from:
"No. 31583". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1919. p. 12304.
Review. The article is long enough, new enough, QPQ has been done, Earwig doesn't return anything. It is well written, neutral, cited throughout. The hooks are cited in the article. I don't find ALT0 very interesting as I'm aware many people sadly lost whole limbs and losing a finger doesn't seem so bad. However it isn't so uninteresting I would strike it. ALT1 is my preference but the promoter may think otherwise. This is good to go.
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