Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Adrian_Paul_Ghislain_Carton_de_Wiart
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre_(France)
Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Order of Virtuti Militari (Poland)
gptkbp:baronetage Carton de Wiart baronetcy
gptkbp:birthDate 1880-05-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brussels,_Belgium
gptkbp:burialPlace Killinardrish Churchyard, County Cork, Ireland
gptkbp:child Pauline Carton de Wiart
gptkbp:citationForVictoriaCross For conspicuous bravery, coolness and determination during operations in 1916.
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1963-06-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:County_Cork,_Ireland
gptkbp:education gptkb:Balliol_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Adrian_Paul_Ghislain_Carton_de_Wiart
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant General
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor losing an eye and a hand in combat
serving as Churchill's personal representative to China
being wounded multiple times in battle
escaping from an Italian POW camp in WWII
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Léon_Carton_de_Wiart
gptkbp:publishedWork Happy Odyssey (autobiography)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Countess_Friederike_Maria_Karoline_Henriette_Rosa_Sabina_Franziska_Fugger_von_Babenhausen
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7