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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
Legion of Honour. 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
The Real Story of “Mad Jack” Churchill—a Rare Breed of Warrior. 'Mad' Jack Churchill was one of that rare breed for whom war is their element. Few others have led such a successful—or fantastic—military career. This article appears in: July 2005.
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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.
Jan 3, 2023 · Also known as "Fighting Jack," British Army officer John "Mad Jack" Churchill became a legend for carrying his broadsword, longbow, and bagpipes into battle. From motorcycle adventurer to Nazi hunter to surfer, Mad Jack Churchill lived quite the life.
Sep 10, 2017 · It is small wonder that for all of his lifetime Jack Churchill, Sir Winston’s only sibling, remained an enigma. He has been shrouded in a whispering campaign that he was not a Churchill at all and any one of six different men have been cited as being his “real” father.
Jan 31, 2018 · ‘Mad’ Jack Churchill - The Only Man To Kill An Enemy Soldier With A Longbow In WW2 | War History Online. ‘Mad’ Jack Churchill – The Only Man To Kill An Enemy Soldier With A Longbow In WW2. History. World War 2. Jan 31, 2018 Jack Beckett, Guest Author. Jack Churchill leads a training exercise in Scotland, broadsword in hand.
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