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John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996) was a British Army officer. Nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack", he fought in the Second World War with a longbow, a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword, and a set of bagpipes.
- 1926–1936, 1939–1959
- British Army
Mad Jack Churchill was a professional soldier, a bowman, and a daredevil who led the Manchesters in World War II. He fought in Burma, India, and France, where he shot down a German plane with an arrow. He also played the bagpipes, studied the pipes, and became a movie extra. Learn more about his life and achievements.
Major John Strange Spencer-Churchill DSO TD (4 February 1880 – 23 February 1947), known as Jack Churchill, [a] was the younger son of Lord Randolph Churchill and his wife Jennie, and the brother of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Churchill. [1]
- 23 February 1947 (aged 67)
- St. Martin's Churchyard Bladon, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
- British
- John Strange Spencer-Churchill, 4 February 1880, Dublin, Ireland
Jack Churchill (1906 – 1996), sometimes known as “Fighting Jack” or “Mad Jack” Churchill is an outstanding example of how some individual officers fought World War Two in their own way and on their own terms, and succeeded.
Learn about the life and achievements of Jack Churchill, a British Army officer who fought in World War II and became known for his longbow, bagpipes, and claymore sword. Find out his background, family, career, and legacy in this biography.
Sep 10, 2017 · A biography of Jack Churchill, the only sibling of Winston Churchill, who was a model child, a businessman, a war hero and a family man. Learn about his early life, education, career, marriage and legacy from his family papers and research.
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Jan 31, 2018 · Jack Churchill was a British soldier who fought in WW2 with a longbow, a broadsword and a bayonet. He killed an enemy sergeant with an arrow, led a charge with a sword and became a legend.
