John Slessor
... that the future Marshal of the Royal Air Force John Slessor was lame as a result of polio and only gained his commission as a second lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 with the help of family connections?
... that the future <a href="./Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" id="mwC-c" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Marshal of the Royal Air Force">Marshal of the Royal Air Force</a> <b id="mwC-g"><a href="./John_Slessor" id="mwC-k" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="John Slessor">John Slessor</a></b> <i id="mwC-o">(pictured)</i> was lame as a result of <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Poliomyelitis" id="mwC-s" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Poliomyelitis">polio</a> and only gained his commission as a <a href="./Second_lieutenant" id="mwC-w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Second lieutenant">second lieutenant</a> in the <a href="./Royal_Flying_Corps" id="mwC-0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> in 1915 with the help of family connections?