Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Belgian-British Army officer (1880–1963) This article uses a Belgian surname: the surname is Carton de Wiart, not Wiart. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO Lieutenant Colonel Carton de Wiart during the First World War Birth name Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart Born ...
What links here; Upload file; Special pages; Printable version; Page information; Get shortened URL; Download QR code
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir_Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart&oldid=563906750"
Major-General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (1880–1963) De Wiart came from a well-connected continental family and was appointed by Churchill as head of a military mission en route to Yugoslavia. He was captured when his Wellington aircraft from Malta crash-landed in the sea off the coast of North Africa in April 1941.
The most notable owner of Aghinagh House was Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, VC (May 1880 through June 1963), a renowned figure in British military history. [2] Sir Adrian is buried in the grounds of the church adjacent to Aghinagh House.
Carton de Wiart is the surname of a family of the Belgian nobility. Notable people with the surname include: Henry Carton de Wiart (1869–1951), 23rd Prime Minister of Belgium (1920–1921) Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880–1963), British general and cousin of Henry
Adrian Carton de Wiart's injuries over many wars make painting a portrait of him difficult. "Historical Voice": Winston convinces the judges he has the voice, with his famous speeches broadcast via radio (parody of The Voice UK). "The Great WWII Bake Off": When supplies are short for British folk, there is always one rabbit-like solution.
On July 10, 2013, Aja Romano of The Daily Dot linked to Adrian Carton de Wiart in an article titled "This is the most interesting man on Wikipedia". Based on the traffic spike from a normal of under 500/day to over 30K/day, I'm going to add {{ high-traffic }} shortly.