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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 (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

John Strange was the younger brother of Winston Churchill.

Military career:
16 February 1898: Second Lieutenant
?: Lieutenant
?: Captain
?: Major

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry
Awarded on:
March 30th, 1916
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1918
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Assistant Military Secretary, Headquarters, Fifth Army, British Army
Awarded on:
October 24th, 1919
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:
March 17th, 1920
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
Period:
Second Boer War (1899-1902)
Unit:
South African Light Horse
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Unit:
Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Oxfordshire Hussars Yeomanry
Efficiency Medal / Territorial Decoration

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