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Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, the Iraq veteran on the front line of the war against chemical weapons in Syria

By Anthony Loyd
The Times·
28 mins to read
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, the Iraq veteran on the front line of the war against chemical weapons in Syria
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, the Iraq veteran on the front line of the war against chemical weapons in Syria

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon's work in conflict zones has earned him global recognition – from training local doctors how to treat gas attacks and risking his life on battlefields, to convincing world leaders to take threats seriously. Interview by Anthony Loyd.

Beneath the smoke-hazed starlight of the desert night, a young

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