Spencer-Churchill, John Strange "Jack"
- Date of birth:
- February 4th, 1880 (Dublin, Ireland)
- Date of death:
- February 23rd, 1947 (Londen, United Kingdom)
- Buried on:
- St Martin's Church Churchyard
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
John Strange was the younger brother of Winston Churchill.
Military career:
16 February 1898: Second Lieutenant
?: Lieutenant
?: Captain
?: Major
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Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry
- Awarded on:
- March 30th, 1916
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry
- Awarded on:
- June 3rd, 1918
Comendador da Ordem Militar de Avis
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Assistant Military Secretary, Headquarters, Fifth Army, British Army
- Awarded on:
- October 24th, 1919
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Assistant Military Secretary, Headquarters, Fifth Army, British Army
- Awarded on:
- March 17th, 1920
- Period:
- Second Boer War (1899-1902)
- Unit:
- South African Light Horse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Unit:
- Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry
Sources
- Photo 1: Steven Cloutman
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29528/supplement/3445/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26938/page/947/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30716/supplement/6458/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31827/supplement/3402/data.pdf
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