Most wounded duo bet

[BIFFO]

 

I have just finished reading Richard van Emdens excellent teenage Tommy, in it mentioned many times the much wounded major de wiert.Is he one of the two chaps who were multi wounded so much so that they  bet the one who is wounded next pays for a regimental dinner, I have stood by the losers grave, in I think Vlametinge cemetery.The coffin  carried by bearers who all were VC recipients  If you haven’t already I can only recommend you read this book

Biffo 

[Steven Broomfield]

I think it was SM Skinner of the Scottish Borderers. The 'Marjor de wiert' is, presumably, Carton de Wiart, who survived the war.

[BIFFO]

Thanks for that Broomers,I know De wiert survived the amount of times wounded AND pulling two of his own fingers orf when surgeons refused to amputate I should think fritz thought him unstoppable .

[Dai Bach y Sowldiwr]

15 minutes ago, BIFFO said:

AND pulling two of his own fingers orf

 Blimey!

[David Filsell]

I have also seen an otherwise unsubstantiated report claiming that he also lost a testicle in action - so to speak!

[Gareth Davies]

Carton de Wiart would never have made a bet, he would have made a wager and it would have been recorded in the Wagers Book.

[BIFFO]

VLAMERTINGE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY (it’s a bug== to find)

 

Acting company sergeant major john skinner D.C.M VC

Skinner received his VC took 14 days leave found out he was to be posted to the reserve, risking court martial he used his travel warrant to get back to his unit.

 

He had a bet with QMS Major Victor Ross as to which of them would be wounded for the 9^th time,

Skinner won the bet but didn’t collect the money as he was shot between the eyes on 17^th March 1918 while trying to rescue a comrade.

At his funeral on March 19^th 6 holders of the VC of the 29^th division carried his coffin in a ceremony unique in military history as probably being the only soldier carried to his resting place on the western front upon a gun carriage drawn by a team of horses.

 

So now we know