Adrian cartoon de wiart biography of abraham

Every now and again, God throws on this planet a human being who is so crazy and whose exploits are so outlandish that it’s hard to believe he could have ever really walked on this earth. Adrian Carton de Wiart, who was shot numerous times and was minus an eye and an arm by the end of his life, was one such person.

Born on 5 May in Brussels, Carton de Wiart may have been a bastard son of the King of Belgium, Leopold II.

After joining the British Army around under a fake name and using a fake age, he fought in the Boer War in South Africa until he was seriously wounded in the chest.

Although Carton de Wiart was sent home to recover, he eventually returned to South Africa in where he served with the Second Imperial Light Horse and 4th Dragoon Guards.

World War One

Carton next fought in World War One.

First, he lost his left eye after being shot in the face during an attack on a Shimber Berris fort in The Amazing Life Of Adrian Carton deWiart: Hero of Two World ... KUWO