bˈædli wˈuːndᵻd ɪnðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ hiː sˈʌfɚd lˈɛɡ ˈɪndʒɚɹiz ænd ðə lˈɔs ʌv hɪz ɹˈaɪt ˈaɪ, wˌɪtʃ hæd nˈoʊ ɪfˈɛkt ˌɔn hɪz sˈʌbsᵻkwənt ɐtʃˈiːvmənts æz ɐn ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt.
Badly wounded in the First World War he suffered leg injuries and the loss of his right eye, which had no effect on his subsequent achievements as an architect.