American Couple Reacts: Britain's Mad Jack!! Most UNBELIEVABLE BRITISH SOLDIER EVER!!!

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  • American Couple Reacts: Britain's Mad Jack!! Most UNBELIEVABLE BRITISH SOLDIER EVER!!! If we hadn't watched this and learned everything here, we would NEVER have believed it otherwise! This is the story of Mad Jack Churchill and it is 100% unbelievable!! Make sure you watch it all as it gets more insane & awesome every minute! What a Soldier, what a Man! This was a great video to do for our 100th Episode! So if you like what you see here, please hit the Like button everyone. Thanks for the 100 episodes. Will we make it to 200? That's up to you. Here are the other links we have for you right below.
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  • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
    @TheNatashaDebbieShow  2 года назад +109

    Mad Jack! WOW 🤯 Literally this is one of the most remarkable stories of a person's life we've ever heard! Absolutely unbelievable stuff! Drop a Like 👍🏻 and thank you for watching ❤️ ❤️

    • @terrybudd4011
      @terrybudd4011 2 года назад +10

      If you like Mad Jack you need to meet Adrian Carton de Wiart: The unkillable soldier. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart was a one-eyed, one-handed war hero who fought in three major conflicts across six decades, surviving plane crashes and PoW camps. His story is like something out of a Boy's Own comic.
      Carton de Wiart served in the Boer War, World War One and World War Two. In the process he was shot in the face, losing his left eye, and was also shot through the skull, hip, leg, ankle and ear. In WW1 he was severely wounded on eight occasions and mentioned in despatches six times.
      Having previously lost an eye and a hand in battle, Carton de Wiart, as commanding officer, was seen by his men pulling the pins of grenades out with his teeth and hurling them with his one good arm during the Battle of the Somme, winning the Victoria Cross.

    • @CandieyestudioCoUkPhotographer
      @CandieyestudioCoUkPhotographer 2 года назад +3

      You have to check out 'Douglas Bader' girls... Another Legend!

    • @margaretnicol3423
      @margaretnicol3423 2 года назад +4

      @@CandieyestudioCoUkPhotographer Yes Candi - good suggestion. Girls, have you seen the old movie 'Reach for the Sky'? If not, it's worth watching. I think of it as being terribly British! :-)

    • @brucewilliams4152
      @brucewilliams4152 2 года назад +4

      You should go look up 13 hours that saved britain. The actual full battle that lasted from July to november, 9 Americans fought in it. One Billy fiske was killed fighting in it.

    • @David_M395
      @David_M395 2 года назад +3

      You should also check out What Does It Take To Earn The British Medal Of Honor? ruclips.net/video/RbS4Ivl85GQ/видео.html I think you would really enjoy that one as well.

  • @medler2110
    @medler2110 2 года назад +40

    I think writing a thank you letter to your prison commandant and inviting him to your home for dinner, must be the most British thing I've ever heard. 😂

  • @pjmoseley243
    @pjmoseley243 2 года назад +188

    As an older veteran, we had many mad soldiers in the British Army, they made life interesting. Look up the greatest raid ever, Jeremy Clarkson, amazing narration you will just love it I am sure.

    • @ghostdancer444
      @ghostdancer444 2 года назад +21

      Agreed pj, always plenty of absolute lunatics in the British forces. In my time in the RN I came across several, they needed keeping on a tight leash, but once let loose they always came up with the goods.

    • @1951woodygeo
      @1951woodygeo 2 года назад

      Mad Colonel Mitch of the Argyle and Southern Highlands who disobeyed a direct order not to attack he told his troops if you see the whites of there eyes shoot them which they did they massacred a village in the Aden War

    • @davidharris4062
      @davidharris4062 2 года назад +14

      Operation Chariot the raid on the Docks at St Nazair

    • @Tidybitz
      @Tidybitz Год назад +5

      @Justlookinnotbuyin ... i'm fan of Clarkson but have never seen any of his documentaries, I didn't even know he'd done any. Do you know if there are any of these on RUclips or anywhere else as I'd like to see them?

    • @arwelp
      @arwelp Год назад

      @@Tidybitz Try ruclips.net/video/07Zd0Oy8JyQ/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/Bl6j7I8FWT4/видео.html

  • @daviddalby8537
    @daviddalby8537 2 года назад +152

    It might be worth checking out Major Paddy Mayne of the SAS. The Bravest soldier never to win the VC. He was like an action movie character come to life.

    • @tomsenior7405
      @tomsenior7405 2 года назад +11

      Excellent Comment. I hope the Girls have time to check out Lt Col Mayne and make a show of it. I think that would be Grand.

    • @PassportToPimlico
      @PassportToPimlico 2 года назад +10

      @@tomsenior7405 I was about to mention Mayne too but additionally Mayne's padre, the Reverend James Fraser McCluskey the "Parachute Padre".

    • @tomsenior7405
      @tomsenior7405 2 года назад +8

      @@PassportToPimlico Excellent Shout Out. Padres tend to go unrecognised don't you think? In 1982 our Padre had a heck of task. He had his work cut out for him. None of us were Religious. He was not there to Save us, or Convert us. He became a highly respected member of the team. I wonder, What kind of a man was McLuskey? I think a Trip to My Library would be helpful. Thank you.

    • @daviddalby8537
      @daviddalby8537 2 года назад +4

      @@tomsenior7405 oh yes he finished the war a half-colonel. I'd forgotten that. Thanks for reminding me.

    • @tomsenior7405
      @tomsenior7405 2 года назад +11

      @@daviddalby8537 No Worries. I had forgotten that he was awarded the Croix De Guerre and the Legion of Honour, until my son reminded me. Rather embarrassing for me, as my Masters is in Military History. My Doctorate is in Napoleonic Warfare and I must say, I am slowly forgetting Facts. Time and Age are not kind.

  • @IanDarley
    @IanDarley 2 года назад +117

    Another absolutely *amazing* story is 'What Does It Take To Earn The British Medal Of Honour? | Victoria Cross: For Valour' (hint: it's _almost_ impossible!) The story covers several individuals, but it's centred around one unbelievable hero. There's a twist at the end that gave me goose bumps.

    • @morbidsnails1913
      @morbidsnails1913 2 года назад +13

      Couldn't agree more, it's an amazing story narrated brilliantly by Jeremy, with a lovely twist at the end.

    • @vaudevillian7
      @vaudevillian7 2 года назад +8

      Would be nice for them to get the same reaction to an unexpected twist…

    • @darrenjones5885
      @darrenjones5885 2 года назад +13

      I think it’s the best programme Jeremy Clarkson has made.

    • @Sue474
      @Sue474 2 года назад +10

      Yes, I hope Natasha and Debbie read this comment and find this video to react to. It's incredible and I'm sure they'd agree.

    • @IanDarley
      @IanDarley 2 года назад +8

      @@darrenjones5885 Don't forget his docu about the St Nazaire commando raid, also amazing.

  • @nigelbundy4008
    @nigelbundy4008 2 года назад +44

    I have held one of Mad Jack Churchill's longbows. It is a two piece model. It now belongs to the lady who taught me to shoot the English Longbow, Carol Edwards. She has also has a ladies bow owned by a friend of Churchills. His bow came with arrows, and she was a bit concerned by the stains on some of them

  • @angelavara4097
    @angelavara4097 2 года назад +83

    My dad won a medal for leading his fellow prisoners to safety after escaping from a Japanese war camp, he never spoke of it and had shell shock as it was known back in world war 2 now known as PTSD. My brother has all his medals and other things he had during the war.

    • @user-bh4rx8mf8g
      @user-bh4rx8mf8g 2 года назад +6

      He sounds like an amazing chap. Did you meet him?

    • @ianelley
      @ianelley 2 года назад +5

      My uncle Charlie was a Japanese prisoner of war for 2 and a half years, I wonder if he knew him ? I know he had terrible nightmares all his life and the only time he ever talked about it was if he had a few in the pub !

    • @davidshattock9522
      @davidshattock9522 2 года назад +3

      He wasn't mad he was a
      highlander if it killed the enemy it was expected to wield the sword in battle ,the in clue is In the name after all

    • @davidshattock9522
      @davidshattock9522 2 года назад +3

      Not mad just bloody furious at the enemy

    • @tonyves
      @tonyves 2 года назад +2

      You must be proud.

  • @philipohagan5043
    @philipohagan5043 2 года назад +25

    He makes me proud to be British 🇬🇧😀

  • @catbevis1644
    @catbevis1644 2 года назад +25

    The "Severn wave" he surfed is a bit of an understatement. They're referring to a tidal bore on the River Severn (where the tide forces a river to back up, causing a wave heading upstream). Jack was supposedly the first person to try surfing one, and he rode the Severn bore on a five foot wave for a mile or more. He was nearly 50 at the time and had designed the surfboard himself.
    Guys like Jack are why some of us are still proud to be British... every once in a while we produce someone like him 🙂

    • @andreww2098
      @andreww2098 2 года назад +6

      In a Tom Scott video he was described as
      "Imagine being woken one morning by the sound of Bagpipes look out the window and seeing a guy on a surfboard playing the bagpipes go the wrong way up the River Severn!"

  • @bobbell4461
    @bobbell4461 2 года назад +29

    A Clasic British eccentric, totally mad. I love the fact that he would chuck his brief case out of the train window into his own garden so he did not have to carrry it from the station. Brillaint would love have downed a whisky or two with him

  • @0011485
    @0011485 2 года назад +47

    I think you'd really like Jeremy Clarkson's documentaries, The Victoria Cross: For Valour, and The Greatest Raid of All Time.

  • @jaynekavanagh4790
    @jaynekavanagh4790 2 года назад +43

    Have a look at Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart, he fought in WW1 and WW2. He was shot 8 times lost an eye and hand. Survived 2 plane crashes, was a prisoner of war managed to escape. He was known as the unkillable soldier. Interesting reading.

    • @tcroft2165
      @tcroft2165 2 года назад +6

      He was shot 8 times lost an eye and hand
      "Frankly I had enjoyed the war.""

    • @bionicgeekgrrl
      @bionicgeekgrrl Год назад

      And he lost the eye by being shot in the head I believe.

    • @thomasjones6216
      @thomasjones6216 Год назад +2

      They should check out the Sabaton song "Unkillable soldier" about Carton Di Wiart

  • @chrisbanks5925
    @chrisbanks5925 Год назад +2

    My father was a Sergeant in the Coldstream Guards during WWII and stormed the beaches at Salerno in Italy. He told me there was some crazy guy playing bagpipes as they fought their way ashore . . . I wonder if it was Mad Jack.

  • @ChelseaPensioner-DJW
    @ChelseaPensioner-DJW 2 года назад +11

    Spike Milligan once said that soldiers in the Regiments that had Pipers playing were fierce fighting men, as they were running away from the noise. And my Dad who was a WW2 Veteran told me that it didn't matter what nationality you were, once the pipes got going they got your blood up and you felt fearless, ready to knock the shite out of everyone and anything that got in your way. And he was an inner city London lad from Pimlico.

    • @pmac5934
      @pmac5934 6 месяцев назад

      Yep , bagpipes get me running every time .

  • @pauldurkee4764
    @pauldurkee4764 2 года назад +94

    This man typified a spirit that existed in the british people, with a large measure of eccentricity thrown in.
    Ladies I would recommend you look up another british hero by the name of Douglas Bader. Not many americans may have heard of him but he was portrayed in a film titled 'Reach for the Sky'.
    This man lost his legs in a flying accident but managed through sheer persistence to rejoin the Royal Air Force and took part as a pilot in the Battle of Britain.
    He was later shot down over France and taken prisoner, and unbelievably the germans had to take his artificial legs away, to stop him from attempting escape.

    • @mattharrison9621
      @mattharrison9621 2 года назад +15

      Talking of eccentric British soldiers - you might consider reading-up about Digby Tatham Warter whose propensity to ride into battle carrying an umbrella is immortalised in the film 'A Bridge Too Far'.
      His Wikipedia entry states that during the battle for Arnhem Bridge, "Digby wore his maroon beret instead of a helmet and waved his umbrella while walking about the defences despite heavy mortar fire. When the Germans started using tanks to cross the bridge, Digby led a bayonet charge against them wearing a bowler hat. He later disabled a German armoured car with his umbrella, incapacitating the driver by shoving the umbrella through the car's observational slit and poking the driver in the eye."
      "Digby then noticed the chaplain pinned down by enemy fire while trying to cross the street to get to injured soldiers. Digby got to him and said "Don't worry about the bullets, I've got an umbrella". He then escorted the chaplain across the street under his umbrella. When he returned to the front line, one of his fellow officers said about his umbrella that "that thing won't do you any good", to which Digby replied "Oh my goodness Pat, but what if it rains?"

    • @andrewmorton9327
      @andrewmorton9327 2 года назад +4

      Bader was hated by lots of the people who flew with him and also his batman at Colditz who couldn’t stand him. The father of a friend of mine who was in the RAF at the time said he was a really nasty piece of work. Reach For The Sky was a hagiography, not a documentary.

    • @pauldurkee4764
      @pauldurkee4764 2 года назад +5

      @@andrewmorton9327
      I've seen footage of Bader, he was also on This is your life, doesn't surprise me, he came across as the arrogant type.
      I think you could say the same about Guy Gibson, brilliant pilot and leader of men, but not very likable.
      A relative of my step father was in the RAF, said Gibson was the sort of man who would jump on lower ranks for being incorrectly dressed and so on.

    • @concise707
      @concise707 2 года назад +6

      @@pauldurkee4764 Products of the time. They both went to the same school. Times of crisis are not the basis for a popularity contest - Leadership is. Cometh the hour, cometh the men.

    • @10wanderer
      @10wanderer 2 года назад +2

      @@andrewmorton9327 correct, he was a sociopath. not brave but had no conception of danger there is a difference

  • @marclancashire1327
    @marclancashire1327 2 года назад +8

    Mad Jack was a fantastic soldier and person, as an ex-British soldier l must say that we have alot of 'mad' soldiers , it helps to be like that in difficult situations!

  • @ianstopher9111
    @ianstopher9111 2 года назад +17

    I recommend checking out Charles Upham, the only person to be awarded the VC with bar for combat, and a Kiwi to boot

  • @gremlin181
    @gremlin181 Год назад +2

    He was certainty one of a kind, and I learned a lot more about him in this video.
    Sword and Longbow in WW2 and I believe crossbows were used in Vietnam.
    he mentioned the Great Escape, during the casting for that film an ex soldier now an actor auditioned.
    He was turned down for the part as he did not look heroic enough.
    The part he was trying for was to play himself as he took part in the escape.

  • @robertwatford7425
    @robertwatford7425 2 года назад +13

    Thank you Mad Nat and Debbie - I had never heard of Churchil. A number of regiments went into battle with a piper at the front. Very few pipers were shot as, apparently, the Germans thought it was unfair to shoot someone who was so clearly insane :-)

  • @andrewlaw
    @andrewlaw 2 года назад +57

    I think you gals are ready now to check out the story of the Victoria Cross, the UK's highest medal of distinction. The one narrated by Jeremy Clarkson is the one to watch and has a great twist in the tale. It's an hour long video so you may want to break it into 2 or even 3 parts.

    • @lynnejamieson2063
      @lynnejamieson2063 2 года назад

      I was going to say something similar and here is a link to the video ruclips.net/video/RbS4Ivl85GQ/видео.html

    • @Aj-om8iw
      @Aj-om8iw 2 года назад +3

      👌🏻👌🏻

    • @concise707
      @concise707 2 года назад +2

      Concur

    • @LeggieGlasgow
      @LeggieGlasgow Год назад +2

      Stories told in that its unreal what that guy did .All the stories are jaw dropping esp the airman .

  • @ianjackson1674
    @ianjackson1674 2 года назад +39

    Bagpipes had their place in combat even in World War Two. Lord Lovatts’ Commandos landed on the beach on D-Day to the sound of the pipes, and a piper led them all the way to Pegasus Bridge, where they reinforced the paratroops who had landed and taken the bridge shortly after midnight. The journey is immortalized in the film “The Longest Day”, with corporal piper Bill Millin ( as he then was, later pipe-sergeant) playing himself in the film.

    • @malcolmsleight9334
      @malcolmsleight9334 2 года назад +8

      Richard Todd was also in that film, and he wore his beret from the D-Day landings. On D-Day he was a runner at Pegasus Bridge.

    • @susieq9801
      @susieq9801 Год назад +4

      @@malcolmsleight9334 - I was a piper since I was nine. A friend bought a set of WW1 vintage. The original owner played them in WW1 and a small plaque on the bass drone said he was "punctured as he piped". He was shot but he did survive.

    • @karenblackadder1183
      @karenblackadder1183 Год назад +2

      The skirl o'the pipes carries further than any other instrument. A rallying point for the soldiers.

  • @FallenAngel9979
    @FallenAngel9979 2 года назад +9

    I’m a Brit and ashamed I’ve never heard of this fabulous eccentric fellow Brit! Love it!! Thanks ladies! 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸

  • @jonathanocallaghan9202
    @jonathanocallaghan9202 2 года назад +10

    Mad Jack was an astounding man, in an era when men were men, he stood head and shoulders above the rest. Another fantastic video ladies, you keep hitting the nail on the head every time .!!

  • @TheRealityleak
    @TheRealityleak 2 года назад +15

    My favourite bit (I mean, he sounds incredible) was him throwing his briefcase into his own back garden from a moving train... Hysterical!

  • @no-oneinparticular7264
    @no-oneinparticular7264 2 года назад +15

    My Harmonica /Oboe playing father was a ww2 commando too, part of the Spearhead and the liberation. He met and married my Belgian mother in 1945/46. His medals were stolen ( by a lowlife during a burglary in 2012) , 26 yrs after his death. It still hurts me today 🇬🇧

    • @daviddouglas6610
      @daviddouglas6610 2 года назад +6

      Im sorry for the loss of your fathers medals but the can be replaced if you know his service number

  • @catherinewilkins2760
    @catherinewilkins2760 2 года назад +19

    We do seem to have a good few eccentrics in our history, Thomas Cochrane who took part in the Napoleonic wars as a Royal Navy Captain always makes me smile. They never made a film of him but based Master Commander on his exploits.

  • @TreVader1378
    @TreVader1378 2 года назад +11

    You should take a look at the Greatest raid of WW2, the raid on St Nazaire, it's an unbelievable story.
    Also another must see, is Major Charles Uppham, he won the VC twice, and for very good reason, the guy was unbelievable.

    • @TreVader1378
      @TreVader1378 2 года назад

      @@BobbierocksBuster1415 aye that's the one, the Major Uppham one was on Count Dankula's channel, it's a good watch, the guy was insane.

    • @TreVader1378
      @TreVader1378 2 года назад

      @@BobbierocksBuster1415 North East, Geordie lad through and through.

    • @TreVader1378
      @TreVader1378 2 года назад

      @@BobbierocksBuster1415 I'm not sure, he's the one relaxing in the barbed wire.

    • @TreVader1378
      @TreVader1378 2 года назад +1

      @@BobbierocksBuster1415 aye a kna what ye mean like, bonny lad.

    • @TreVader1378
      @TreVader1378 2 года назад

      @@BobbierocksBuster1415 that's the power of the Geordie constitution.

  • @Ivanhoe076
    @Ivanhoe076 2 года назад +7

    Natasha, congratulations, you are one of the very few Americans who can pronounce "Edinburgh" correctly, a joy to hear!

  • @WolfricLupus
    @WolfricLupus 2 года назад +9

    Great to see you hearing about Mad Jack, he was way cool! BTW - The presenter of the video (Simon Whistler) Is English but lives in Prague (Czech Republic) with his wife and daughter. He sometimes even pronounces English place names wrong, (but to be fair, some English place names are fairly hard) but I think the point I'm making is, he has a pretty reasonable handle on how to pronounce those letters that have accent symbols on them, so his pronunciation of names generally isn't too bad. ...Ps... It wasn't Mad Jack who was in The Great Escape story, but the fellow he recruited to accompany him (RAF officer, Bertram James). It was that fellow that did all of those escapes Simon Whistler describes, so Mad Jack knew he was in with effective company.

  • @annemariefleming
    @annemariefleming 2 года назад +47

    Hi girls, happy 100. You couldn't have chosen a better subject for this episode. Jack was an amazing man. Being from military families I'm sure you'll appreciate this great British eccentric. Jeremy Clarkson did a program on him too. Clarkson made a lot of military-based programs, and I recommend looking at some of them.

    • @lorraineyoung102
      @lorraineyoung102 2 года назад +5

      Definately second that suggestion especially the won about the Victoria Cross it's spine tingling stuff! ❤️

  • @jemcrosbie
    @jemcrosbie Год назад +2

    You should check out both Blair Mayne and also Douglas Bader. DB lost both his legs in flying accident while flying for RAF in the 30s. He rejoined at outbreak of WW2 and was a fighter pilot in Battle of Britain. Shot down & captured in occupied France he escaped several times before being sent to Colditz . He was a great raconteur and regular guest on chat shows in 1960s & 70s. Legend has it that he was guest of honour at prize day in an exclusive girls school & was giving a vivid account of Battle of Britain ‘There were Fokkers to the right of me and Fokkers to my left…’ The headmistress interrupted & said ‘Girls, Fokkers were a German fighter plane’ Bader replied ‘Quite correct Headmistress, but these f@#kers were in Messerschmitts’

  • @donallmccrudden4812
    @donallmccrudden4812 2 года назад +3

    The name claymore comes from the Scots gaelic name claidheam-hmor meaning great sword. The clay beg, meaning small sword. Another bad ass to check out is paddy Blair maine. He was one of the most deserving people to be awarded the Victoria Cross but that didn't work out

  • @stuartshaw5102
    @stuartshaw5102 2 года назад +4

    Im british and have never heard of mad jack,so thank you girls

  • @christopherholt5321
    @christopherholt5321 2 года назад +14

    If you get chance look at the life of Douglas Bader, an officer in the RAF who flew fighter in the second world war. Before the war he was in an plane accident where he losted his legs.

    • @musicandbooklover-p2o
      @musicandbooklover-p2o 2 года назад +4

      A great man and who, when I was a 9yo child, not only replied to my letter to him but sent me a signed copy of his book ''Fight for the Sky'' as well. A childhood hero and still a hero 50 years on.

    • @williamraybould8393
      @williamraybould8393 Год назад

      The Germans took his legs away to stop him flying. God bless him

  • @Lemmi99
    @Lemmi99 2 года назад +2

    There was another bagpiper in WW2, Bill Millin. He was ordered to play his pipes by Lord Lovat all the way from the beach on D Day to the relief of Pegasus Bridge.

  • @marcs990
    @marcs990 2 года назад +21

    React to what it takes to win the VC. With Jeremy Clarkson narrating

    • @lynette.
      @lynette. 2 года назад +2

      This video will explain why this medal is still so highly regarded.

    • @antonyevans9772
      @antonyevans9772 2 года назад +1

      Yes, please!

    • @russbillington6291
      @russbillington6291 2 года назад +1

      it's a long video, but we'll worth it!

    • @MortonBartlett-yy3cn
      @MortonBartlett-yy3cn 7 месяцев назад

      You don't win it !!! You are awarded it like Capt C. H Upham VC & Bar NZEF WW2, one of 3 to awarded it twice but only combat soldie

  • @martinscott-reed5379
    @martinscott-reed5379 2 года назад +6

    Happy centenary to you Natasha & Debbie. You are getting better and better. Love you guys.

  • @victorbaines8234
    @victorbaines8234 2 года назад +4

    I love watching your all's British focused video news. KEEP UP THE GRAET WORK!

  • @Dicus5134
    @Dicus5134 2 года назад +5

    Great video and loved your reaction ladies he was a true British eccentric.

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney 2 года назад +4

    Mad Jack is just one of the crazy nutcases in British Army history.
    You MUST check out two documentaries,hosted by Jeremy Clarkson.
    One called The Greatest Raid of All (amazing courage and daring with a stiff upper lip)
    and the other about earning the Victoria Cross with a twist at the end,both are essential viewing.
    Great reaction girls.

  • @1954real
    @1954real 2 года назад +2

    Never heard of him until now. Thanks for the review X

  • @tomsenior7405
    @tomsenior7405 2 года назад +9

    Great Show Guys, as always. I Love to see your reactions. The moment Mad Jack's Longbow was mentioned, I instantly remembered who he was.
    Frankly, I am more inspired by the Story of Paddy Mayne. He was an absolute Legend and also an amazing fighting man.
    Lieutenant (Please do not say Lootenant) Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne was also a founding member of the SAS. I consider myself blessed for having met David Sterling (The man who created the SAS). Bizarrely, Paddy was denied the VC. A Posthumous Award is still being sought for him. Even so, Paddy was highly decorated during his lifetime.

  • @proudyorkshireman7708
    @proudyorkshireman7708 2 года назад +7

    Another interesting person during the war was Digby Tatham-warter he carried an umbrella in combat as he couldn’t remember the security code words

  • @melmanning132
    @melmanning132 Год назад +2

    I love your espousal of traditional values and your lighthearted and witty delivery. You delight and reassure me. Thank you.

  • @michelletrudgill4573
    @michelletrudgill4573 2 года назад +5

    My husband knows about Mad Jack but I didn't know anything about him. Learnt alot this morning. Well done girlies really interesting.xx

  • @christineharris4146
    @christineharris4146 2 года назад +5

    Hadn’t heard of Mad Jack. You say you want to learn, but you are also teaching us about a few things we missed. I love your reactions too, so keep using the pause button. Enjoyed that, always something new to learn. Thanks ladies.

  • @davidbarker1116
    @davidbarker1116 2 года назад +5

    Great video. Mad Jack was such a British hero. Can't wait for your next video

  • @russbillington6291
    @russbillington6291 2 года назад +8

    My grandad served in Burma during WW2 and was always very greatful to the Americans for dropping the bomb because he believed if that hadn't happened he wouldn't have come home alive..

  • @justinneill5003
    @justinneill5003 2 года назад +4

    There has often been a streak of eccentricity among senior British officers down the ages. At Waterloo, the notoriously foul-mouthed but undoubtedly courageous General Picton led his infantry into battle wearing his customary civvies and top hat. But the Americans aren’t short of similar characters, like Patton with his pearl handles revolver and his firm belief that he had been present at historic battles with Napoleon and the Romans in a previous life.

  • @mikeman584
    @mikeman584 Год назад +4

    Natasha and Debbie, thank you for bringing this man's heroic story to me. Love your reactions and content. As a 🇬🇧I have always had the utmost respect for 🇺🇸 .

  • @dek123
    @dek123 2 года назад +3

    The military cross is the third highest award for bravery in the British army and is rarely awarded more than once.

    • @JohnJones-cp4wh
      @JohnJones-cp4wh 2 года назад

      @@BobbierocksBuster1415 Possibly GC. or is that just for civilians ?

    • @urizen7613
      @urizen7613 2 года назад

      @@JohnJones-cp4wh Yep, GC is basically the civilian VC.

  • @dnorfed
    @dnorfed 2 года назад +4

    Imagine having mad jack as a member of the family, what a great story to be telling your grandchildren of who he was

  • @peckelhaze6934
    @peckelhaze6934 2 года назад +21

    He was not called "Mad Jack" for doing nothing unusual. He was insanely brave.

  • @piratedjradio
    @piratedjradio 2 года назад +3

    He would have been brilliant as a member of the special air service with his get it done attitude and ingenuity

  • @Dicus5134
    @Dicus5134 2 года назад +2

    Mad jack was in stalag luft 3 with Donald Pleasance who then went on to play the forger in the film.

  • @ianelley
    @ianelley 2 года назад +9

    My uncle George was in 2 Comando. There are a few characters from the second world war like this that come to mind, Douglas Barder is one Allison "Digby" Tatham-Walter with his bowler hat and umbrella is another, both ridiculously courageous with incredible stories. There is also a documentary called " The greatest raid", well worth watching if you get time

    • @tileux
      @tileux 2 года назад +3

      Yes, Douglas Bader was an absolute nut. He had a second set of prosthetic legs he used to play golf because they improved his swing.

  • @maggietulip5761
    @maggietulip5761 2 года назад +1

    Happy 100th Great video., it was fascinating but still funny in parts. 👍

  • @thekierongiles
    @thekierongiles 2 года назад +15

    Good Morning Ladies, you should check out the documentary by Jeremy Clarkson, he of top gear fame. He did a documentary about his Father in law, who won The Victoria cross at Arnham during operation Market garden, it was only after His father in laws death that Clarkson found out that he was a recipient of the Kingdoms highest military award , a most amazing story about an amazing man.

    • @antonyevans9772
      @antonyevans9772 2 года назад +5

      Great suggestion but you've kinda spoiled the surprise there.

    • @russbillington6291
      @russbillington6291 2 года назад +4

      yeah killed the ending there lol

    • @andrewlaw
      @andrewlaw 2 года назад +2

      Way to spoil the twist in the tale. 🤦

  • @stuartsmith7907
    @stuartsmith7907 2 года назад +2

    Well done on your 100 episodes

  • @tonys1636
    @tonys1636 2 года назад +7

    Congratulations on becoming Centenarians. Mad Jack, one of the many colourful characters throughout British Military history, he managed to remain almost unknown to the rest of the world.

  • @johncarpenter7932
    @johncarpenter7932 2 года назад +4

    See, you thought we Brits were mad, now you know it!

  • @brettpeacock9116
    @brettpeacock9116 2 года назад +7

    You may want to look up "Charles Upham" and/or "Lloyd Alan Trigg" both were New Zealanders who won the Victoria Cross. Upham did it twice... and survived. Trigg's was won solely on the testimony of the captain of the U-boat he and his crew sank, and with no corroborating Allied service personnel's testimony. Both are unique awards. Sadly, Trigg, who was 30, (married with children,) and his crew,did not survive their battle.

  • @alabama1413
    @alabama1413 2 года назад +19

    Another brilliant reaction to a truly eccentric character. Well done ladies as you always put a smile on my face. This is the stuff of legends for sure.
    As a follow up to this, you really need to react to Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘What it takes to win a VC’ (Victoria Cross), Britain’s highest honour for gallantry. One of the best military documentaries out there as it gives the history of the VC itself.
    Best wishes to you both 👍

  • @penname5766
    @penname5766 2 года назад +7

    Apart from being a “badass”, to be honest, it just sounds as if he found the whole thing a total hoot, and life was one big adventure to him. Hence why he got away with so much and got out of so many situations in which so many others perished. His lack of fear must’ve made him charming and charismatic.

  • @HorrorAddickt
    @HorrorAddickt 2 года назад +1

    Yeh, howling at the moon crazy man but very, very brave! Thanks for another great video ladies ... 🙂💚

  • @jinxvrs
    @jinxvrs 2 года назад +2

    I think you misunderstood, it wasn't Mad Jack who escaped from Stalag Luft III (The Great Escape), it was Bertram "Jimmy" James.
    Another to consider would be Noel Chavasse (1884 -1917), the only person to win two Victoria Crosses in World War I (and only one of three ever to do so).

  • @philallsopp42
    @philallsopp42 2 года назад +1

    Wow! What a story! Thanks for airing this!!

  • @KatKittykatty
    @KatKittykatty 2 года назад +2

    Congratulations on 100th episode 👏

  • @ellisdimond8037
    @ellisdimond8037 2 года назад +6

    I said to somebody who serves in the British Army as a Warrant Officer about Mad Jack Churchill and he didn't believe me so I told him to search it on Google and he was shocked himself

    • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
      @TheNatashaDebbieShow  2 года назад +1

      Send him this way!

    • @ellisdimond8037
      @ellisdimond8037 2 года назад +1

      I met him when I partcipated in a Program run by The Prince's Trust and I sadly haven't seen him since

  • @BeckyPoleninja
    @BeckyPoleninja 2 года назад +4

    My Uncle was one of the Squadron Leaders flying the Spitfires on the Battle of Britain. He was also in the queue to go into the tunnel in the prison camp that the film The Great Escape was based on.

  • @lucylewis9437
    @lucylewis9437 2 года назад +7

    Another amazing video by you and Debbie. I really learned something today i had never heard of Mad Jack before. Hes was a colourful man who lived his life to the fullest and loved fighting for his country.

  • @samnemeth-smyth6109
    @samnemeth-smyth6109 2 года назад +11

    Simon has done another video on a guy I think you two would like to learn about.
    It's about Sir Adrian Carton Die Wiart, the unkillable soldier.

    • @johnrust592
      @johnrust592 2 года назад +1

      I have to believe there was at least one time De Wiart and Mad Jack sat at a pub together and traded war stories. If I was there, the conversation would have my undivided attention.

    • @thomasjones6216
      @thomasjones6216 Год назад

      They should hear the Sabaton song "Unkillable Soldier" about Sir Adrian Carton Di Wiart

  • @mandypotts9090
    @mandypotts9090 2 года назад +9

    Congratulations on a superb hundredth episode. Please keep pausing and sharing your thoughts and acknowledging what you’ve just seen ie react that’s what l tune in for . I have to say I haven’t heard of this gentleman but I’m so glad I have now I’m gonna have to rewatch this and try and take everything he did in. . Thank you because of you I learned something today and it’s only 7:30 in the morning👍❤️❤️

  • @jonathanvince8173
    @jonathanvince8173 2 года назад +3

    My favorite was how he came to be as was unknown to doing things no one else had ever done I wish they made a film of this Scottish great man. Well done doing this so good. The thing about this was there were solders that witnessed what mad Jack did. Most British but also German and Italian. So it is documented. .

  • @KatKittykatty
    @KatKittykatty 2 года назад +7

    Wow! What a crazy guy, I would definitely watch a movie based on his life, such an interesting dude.

    • @johnrust592
      @johnrust592 2 года назад +1

      A movie on Mad Jack's life . . . no.
      A trilogy on Mad Jack's life . . . yes.

  • @peterdavidson3890
    @peterdavidson3890 2 года назад +3

    The Victoria Cross story will blow you away.

  • @stephenhickman304
    @stephenhickman304 6 месяцев назад

    This is a incredible story about an incredible man in the most daunting of times. Loving this story

  • @sassyjintheuk
    @sassyjintheuk 2 года назад +2

    Love this guy, fighting and compassion. God bless him.

  • @teejai5291
    @teejai5291 2 года назад +1

    I've heard the story of Mad Jack Churchill. Yet, I thoroughly enjoyed your commentary and loved how much you enjoyed it. You both look like you've been out for the night - very glam!!

  • @noelhunt1345
    @noelhunt1345 2 года назад +4

    Congratulations on reaching 100. I love everything to do. Best wishes from Scotland xx

  • @scottmacleod6760
    @scottmacleod6760 2 года назад +1

    Natasha and Debbie, I absolutely love your posts.

  • @roadie3124
    @roadie3124 8 месяцев назад +2

    Have you heard of Adrian Carton de Wiart? He served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War. He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; was blinded in his left eye; survived two plane crashes; tunneled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and tore off his own fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, "Frankly, I had enjoyed the war".

  • @christineclement1435
    @christineclement1435 2 года назад +1

    Absolutely amazing thanks for sharing this i think you lady's are cool

  • @davehopkin9502
    @davehopkin9502 2 года назад +23

    An equally remarkable man is Adrian Carton de Wiart, probably the most wounded soldier in British history with a truly unbelievable story
    ruclips.net/video/wfWf3FPSCcs/видео.html

    • @urizen7613
      @urizen7613 2 года назад +2

      Absolutely!

    • @johnrust592
      @johnrust592 2 года назад +2

      How that man survived one war, let alone three, is astonishing.

  • @AlBarzUK
    @AlBarzUK 2 года назад +2

    Happy 💯Nat &Deb!!

  • @alex-E7WHU
    @alex-E7WHU 2 года назад

    Spike Milligan's wartime books are hilarious. Well worth a read.

  • @Tidybitz
    @Tidybitz Год назад +2

    I'm from England and I found this a very interesting video, I never knew about any of this unfortunately. There might actually be a very good film to be made of Jack's story, if there hasn't already, I don't know.

  • @martinanderson1995
    @martinanderson1995 2 года назад +3

    Hi you lovely girls, what a great video. If you like this stuff then you have to watch/read about Bill Millan, 15th Lord Lovat's piper. The defending German military wouldnt kill him as they thought he is totally mad.
    Keep smiling girls😊

  • @keza92
    @keza92 2 года назад +1

    Never heard of Mad Jack before so thank you for this, what an interesting life! wow. Congrats on your 100 episode x

  • @catherinehaywood7092
    @catherinehaywood7092 2 года назад +1

    Another great video. Happy 100. I’d never heard of him so this was very interesting

  • @craigoram5427
    @craigoram5427 2 года назад +1

    Happy 100, here's to 1000 more x

  • @lindablackley4916
    @lindablackley4916 2 года назад +1

    WOW CONGRATULATIONS ON 100 EPISODE S ,I SEEN THEM ALL GREAT ,GREAT EPISODE LEARN SOMETHING NEW

  • @stevenj2108
    @stevenj2108 2 года назад +1

    Yet another classic ladies well done , you should check out the story of Mad Mitch of Aden or the SAS fight in Mirbat Oman they are still on RUclips. Now they are the stuff of legand amongst us old veterans 🇺🇲🇬🇧🧐

  • @LTnews11
    @LTnews11 2 года назад +1

    I had heard of him, but not in some much detail. Wow what an amazing guy.

  • @christinesmurthwaite8660
    @christinesmurthwaite8660 2 года назад +1

    WOW that’s great watched you from the start

  • @michelletrudgill4573
    @michelletrudgill4573 2 года назад +3

    Happy 100th girlies xx

  • @cornishmaid9138
    @cornishmaid9138 2 года назад +2

    100 episodes and 22,000+ subscribers 🥳🎉🍾🤣👏🥰

  • @0ckyj
    @0ckyj 3 месяца назад

    Another cracking story girls, keep up the good work.😃

  • @darneyoung537
    @darneyoung537 Год назад

    Congratulations on your 100th episodes keep on keeping ❤🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺❤️

  • @nita952
    @nita952 2 года назад +4

    What a fantastic tale this was. Loved it ❤