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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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   May 16, 2022 · Adrian Carton de Wiart’s early years. On May 5, 1880, Adrian Carton de Wiart was born to an aristocratic family in Brussels, Belgium. Growing up relatively well-off, Carton de Wiart was sent to boarding school in England and eventually studyied law at Balliol College at Oxford University.

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7. 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 ...

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   May 25, 2024 · Adrian Carton de Wiart was born into an aristocratic family in Brussels, Belgium on 5 May 1880. However, a cloud of mystery hangs over his true parentage. Many biographers and historians believe he was the illegitimate son of King Leopold II of Belgium, a claim Carton de Wiart himself neither confirmed nor explicitly denied.

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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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   • 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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   What happened to Adrian Carton de Wiart?

   • 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. He was shot in the stomach and groin, and was forced to return to England to recover.

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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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10. 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.