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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;De Orc, post: 531332, member: 4408&quot;]Couple of other points about Curchill <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; His mother was a American (Jennie Jerome, born in Brooklyn <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )and guess who one of his distant cousins was? give you all a clue a rather prominent American politician LOL </p><p>He was held prisoner by the Boers and escaped, he was considerd for the Victoria Cross due to his gallentry in the face of the enemy. </p><p>JFK under authorisation granted by an Act of Congress, proclaimed him an Honorary Citizen of the United States <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>When he died by Royal decree his body lay in state for 3 days and he was given a state funeral </p><p>The Crown (5 shillings) in question is a 1st as it was the 1st time a Non Monarch appeard on a British coin</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh his Cousin was Franklin Delano Roosevelt (7th once removed)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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