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Jack Churchill | |
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 "Mad Jack" Churchill | |
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| Born | 16 September 1906 Colombo, British Ceylon[1] |
| Died | 8 March 1996 (aged 89) Chertsey, Surrey, England[2] |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1926–1936 1939–1959 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
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| Commands | No. 2 Commando |
| Battles / wars | Burma Rebellion 1930–32 World War II 1948 Palestine War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross & Bar |
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.
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