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Adrian Carton De Wiart

Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart
Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Carton de Wiart.jpg
Born 5 May 1880
Brussels, Belgium
Died 5 June 1963 (aged 83)
Buried at Killinardish Churchyard, County Cork, Ireland
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1899–1923
1939–1947
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held 134th (2/1st Hampshire) Brigade
61st Infantry Division
Battles/wars

Second Boer War
First World War

Polish-Soviet War
Polish-Ukrainian War
Polish-Lithuanian War
Second World War

Awards Victoria Cross
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
Virtuti Militari (Poland)
Croix de guerre (Belgium)
Legion of Honour (France)
Croix de Guerre (France)

Second Boer War
First World War

Polish-Soviet War
Polish-Ukrainian War
Polish-Lithuanian War
Second World War

Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de WiartVC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was a British Army officer born of Belgian and Irish parents, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" in various Commonwealth countries. He served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War; was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; survived two plane crashes; tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and tore off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, "Frankly I had enjoyed the war."

After returning home from service (including a period as a prisoner-of-war) in the Second World War, he was sent to China as Winston Churchill's personal representative. While en route he attended the Cairo Conference.


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