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LTC John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming “Mad Jack” Churchill

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LTC John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming “Mad Jack” Churchill

Birth
Colombo, Colombo District, Western, Sri Lanka
Death
8 Mar 1996 (aged 89)
Surrey, England
Burial
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Memorial ID
139828224 View Source

Churchill married Rosamund Margaret Denny on 8 March 1941. They had two children.

In March 2014, the Royal Norwegian Explorers Club published a book that featured Churchill, naming him as one of the finest explorers and adventurers of all time.
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ErgoSum (#48057957) March 25 2015 suggestion:
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"Jack" Churchill was born in Ceylon.
Son of Alec Fleming Churchill
Grandson of John Fleming Churchill

He, his dad, and his grandfather
all served in the Ceylon Civil Service.

Jack was brother of, at least:
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Thomas Bell Lindsay Churchill
Robert Alec Farquar Churchill

Jack married Rosamund Margaret Denny
They wed on March 8, 1941.

Rosamond was:
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Dau of Sir Maurice Edward Denney
Granddau of Sir Archibald Denny.
(Her dad was a Scottish ship building baronet)

Jack and Rosamond had, at least:
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Malcolm John Leslie Churchill
Rodney Alistair Gladstone Churchill

Jack was a British soldier who fought
during the Second World War armed
with a longbow, bagpipes, and a basket-
hilted Scottish broadsword. He was known for the motto "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed."

In March 2014, the Royal Norwegian Explorers Club published a book that featured Churchill, naming him as one of the finest explorers and adventurers of all time.

He died in Surrey in 1996.

Known grandchildren include, at least:
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James Alistair Gladstone Churchill
... son of Rodney Alistair Gladstone Churchill ... and Susan L. Dicker

Churchill married Rosamund Margaret Denny on 8 March 1941. They had two children.

In March 2014, the Royal Norwegian Explorers Club published a book that featured Churchill, naming him as one of the finest explorers and adventurers of all time.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

ErgoSum (#48057957) March 25 2015 suggestion:
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"Jack" Churchill was born in Ceylon.
Son of Alec Fleming Churchill
Grandson of John Fleming Churchill

He, his dad, and his grandfather
all served in the Ceylon Civil Service.

Jack was brother of, at least:
===============================
Thomas Bell Lindsay Churchill
Robert Alec Farquar Churchill

Jack married Rosamund Margaret Denny
They wed on March 8, 1941.

Rosamond was:
===============================
Dau of Sir Maurice Edward Denney
Granddau of Sir Archibald Denny.
(Her dad was a Scottish ship building baronet)

Jack and Rosamond had, at least:
===============================
Malcolm John Leslie Churchill
Rodney Alistair Gladstone Churchill

Jack was a British soldier who fought
during the Second World War armed
with a longbow, bagpipes, and a basket-
hilted Scottish broadsword. He was known for the motto "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed."

In March 2014, the Royal Norwegian Explorers Club published a book that featured Churchill, naming him as one of the finest explorers and adventurers of all time.

He died in Surrey in 1996.

Known grandchildren include, at least:
===============================
James Alistair Gladstone Churchill
... son of Rodney Alistair Gladstone Churchill ... and Susan L. Dicker

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