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Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, [1] VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO ( / də ˈwaɪ.ərt /; [2] 5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was an officer in the British Army. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" in various Commonwealth countries. [3] .
Jan 6, 2015 · Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart was a one-eyed, one-handed war hero who fought in three major conflicts across six decades, surviving plane crashes and PoW camps. His story is like...
Mar 2, 2018 · Over the course of four wars in six decades, Adrian Carton de Wiart was shot in the head, groin, stomach, leg, ankle, and face — twice. He died peacefully at the age of 83. Meet the most badass soldier of all time.
In an attack on the enemy fort of Shimber Berris during the army’s campaign to put down an uprising by the Somali religious leader Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Carton de Wiart was shot twice in the face, losing an eye and part of his ear. This would have put paid to most men’s military careers. Adrien Carton de Wiart was not like most men.
Apr 10, 2024 · Born in Brussels, Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart was a one-eyed, one-handed war hero who fought in three major conflicts across six decades: the Boer War, the Great War, and the Second World War.
May 16, 2022 · In 1899, Adrian Carton de Wiart left for Africa with the Middlesex Yeomanry during the Second Boer War. While serving in South Africa with Paget’s Horse, the elite 19th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, he received the first of nearly a dozen combat wounds.
Adrian Carton de Wiart, a remarkable military officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, left an indelible mark on the annals of British Army history. With his unmatched courage and unwavering determination, Carton de Wiart rose above physical adversity, proving himself a true war hero.
British Generals 1939-1945 Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC (1880-1963): Portrait of General Carton de Wiart, seated, during the Three-Power conference in Cairo.
Mar 10, 2019 · Adrian Carton de Wiart, who was shot numerous times and was minus an eye and an arm by the end of his life, was one such person. Born on 5 May 1880 in Brussels, Carton de Wiart may have been a bastard son of the King of Belgium, Leopold II.
Jan 25, 2017 · The Belgian-born aristocrat craved a life on the edge from a young age. In 1899, at age 19, Carton de Wiart left college to serve in the Second Boer War. Though underage by a year, he enlisted in the British army as Trooper Carton and claimed to be 25.
