Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill was born on 16 September
1906 in Hong Kong, to English parents, and lived his entire life
with an affection for all things Scottish. He was a lifelong
soldier who knew no fear, and in fact thrived on violence. He
graduated the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in 1926 and
was commissioned in the Manchester Regiment, but in 1932 all the
peace that was roaming around Europe irritated Jack right out of
the army. He spent his years off mastering the bagpipes-- an
unusual hobby for a Brit-- nevertheless, it was a pastime at
which he excelled. His leisure time came to an end with German’s
attack on Poland, and Jack promptly re-enlisted, and was
assigned back to the Manchesters. He insisted upon carrying a
bow, arrows, and a sword with him into combat. His name, being a
bit of mouthful, was abbreviated by his comrades to “Fighting
Jack Churchill” or sometimes just “Mad Jack”. When the English
put out a call asking for commando volunteers, Jack didn’t know
what a commando was,