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Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, [1] VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (/ d ə ˈ w aɪ. ər t /; [2] 5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was an officer in the British Army. 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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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.
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
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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.
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