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   Adrian Carton de Wiart. 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 a British Army officer. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" in various Commonwealth countries. [3]

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3. www.bbc.com › news › magazine-30685433Adrian Carton de Wiart: The unkillable soldier - BBC News

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   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 something out of a ...

4. allthatsinteresting.com › adrian-carton-de-wiartAdrian Carton de Wiart: The Soldier Who Could Not Be Killed

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   Mar 2, 2018 · Adrian Carton de Wiart may be the most unkillable soldier to ever live. For most soldiers, the loss of their left eye and left hand would be enough to force them to retire from battlefield service. Not so for Belgian-born British Army officer Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart. Over the course of four conflicts, he sustained 11 grievous injuries, which ...

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6. www.discoveringbelgium.com › the-unkillableThe Unkillable Soldier: Adrian Carton de Wiart

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   Apr 10, 2024 · Adrian Carton de Wiart’s journey began amidst the opulence of Brussels. He was born on 5 May 1880 in Brussels. His Belgian father was Léon Constant Ghislain Carton de Wiart, a well-known and connected lawyer. His mother, Ernestine Wenzig, was Irish. At the time there were rumours that he was an illegitimate son of King Leopold II of the ...

7. www.historyonthenet.com › adrian-carton-de-wiartAdrian Carton de Wiart: The Resilient War Hero - History

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   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. Section 1: Early Life and Military Career.

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   Who was Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart?

   • 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 something out of a Boy's Own comic. Carton de Wiart served in the Boer War, World War One and World War Two.

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   • Carton de Wiart was the recipient of several awards: Carton de Wiart is the subject of the 2022 song "The Unkillable Soldier" by Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton on their album The War to End all Wars.

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   Did Adrian Carton de Wiart live for war?

   • And with his memoir entitled Happy Odyssey, it is plain to see that Adrian Carton de Wiart lived for warfare. In his memoir, he recalled his thoughts when the Second Boer War broke out between Britain and two Boer states of South Africa in 1899, “At that moment, I knew once and for all that war was in my blood.

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   • Wikimedia Commons Adrian Carton de Wiart. 1944. Adrian Carton de Wiart may be the most unkillable soldier to ever live. For most soldiers, the loss of their left eye and left hand would be enough to force them to retire from battlefield service. Not so for Belgian-born British Army officer Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart.

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9. www.historynet.com › a-happy-hero-sir-adrianA Happy Hero: Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart - HistoryNet

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   Jan 25, 2017 · In many respects Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart’s military escapades played out like fiction. With action in three major wars, numerous battle in- juries and multiple plane crashes on the one-eyed, one-handed war hero’s service record, it seems that receiving a Victoria Cross was but a footnote to his military career, as he failed to mention it in his memoir, Happy Odyssey.

10. westcorkpeople.ie › columnists › the-history-cornerAdrian Carton de Wiart: The story of the unkillable soldier

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    Mar 5, 2024 · Shane Daly March, 2024. British soldier Adrian Carton de Wiart lived through some of the most remarkable war stories and events ever recorded shares Shane Daly earning himself the moniker ‘The Unkillable Soldier’, a title he carried with him into his retirement in Macroom. Painting by Sir William Orpen, 1919 (National Portrait Gallery, London)