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Adrian Carton de Wiart

recipient of the Victoria Cross

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born
1880
died
1963
age at death
83
known for
military personnel, soldier

1880 – 1963

Portrait of Adrian Carton de Wiart

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Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, was a British Army officer of Belgian and Irish descent. He was awarded 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. He was shot in the face, head, stomach, groin, ankle, leg, hip, and ear.

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