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xl_target
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by xl_target » Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:01 am
The most interesting man in the world?
Well, maybe not but his Wikipeidia entry is hard to beat.
Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart[1] VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963), was a British Army officer of Belgian and Irish descent. 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 a plane crash; tunneled out of a POW camp; and bit off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. He later said, "Frankly I had enjoyed the war."[2]
After returning home from service in the Second World War, he was sent to China as Winston Churchill's personal representative. While en route he attended the Cairo Conference.
Carton de Wiart was thought to be a model for the character of Brigadier Ben Ritchie Hook in Evelyn Waugh's trilogy Sword of Honour.[3] The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography described him thus: "With his black eyepatch and empty sleeve, Carton de Wiart looked like an elegant pirate, and became a figure of legend."[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Carton_de_Wiart“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” — Winston Churchill, Oct 29, 1941
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inplainsight
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by inplainsight » Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:09 am
Wow! I don't think they make em like this anymore
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Moin.
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by Moin. » Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:34 am
Wow, bit his own finger, shot in the face, survived through so many wars, escaped pow camp. God was watching out for this soldier. How amazing and fascinating are these people. Thanks for sharing Xldada.
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nagarifle
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by nagarifle » Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:52 am
most intesting but i would also like to point a finger at Gen. Gordon, he bit more then he could chew but not his finger
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BowMan
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by BowMan » Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:52 pm
Amazing...
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dr.jayakumar
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by dr.jayakumar » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:09 pm
I wonder why they haven't made a movie of him.
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Vikram
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by Vikram » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:24 pm
Very interesting life and a character. I read the entire Wiki article. Thanks for posting this,XL.
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