Following his graduation from the Royal Military College in Sandhurst he was commissioned in the Forth Hussars in February 1895. As a War correspondent he was captured during the Boer War. After his escape he became a national hero. Ten Months later he was elected as a member of the Conservative party. In 1904 he joined the Liberal Party where he became president of the board of trade.

It was in 1910 he became Home Secretary where he worked for David Lloyd George. In 1911 he left the home office and became first lord of the Admiralty. His career was almost destroyed as a result of the unsuccessful GALLIPOLI campiagn during the First World War. He was forced to resign from the admiralty. However, he returned to the government as the minister of Munition in 1917. In this year he joined the coalition party which he was member until it collapsed in 1922 when for two years he was out of Parliament. He returned to the Conservative government in 1924 and was given the job of Chancellor of the Exchequer. For ten years during the depression Churchill was denied cabinet office. His bac and support for Edward VIII during his abdication were frowned upon by the national government. However in September 1939, When Nazi Germany declared War on Poland, the public supported him for his views. Once again Neville Chamberlain appointed him first lord of the admiralty on September 3rd 1939.

In 1940 Churchill succeeded Chamberlain as Prime Minister and During World War 2 he successfully secured Military aid and moral support from the United States. He travelled endlessly during the War establishing close ties with leaders of other nations and co-ordinated a military strategy which subsequently ensured Hitler's defeat.

His tireless efforts gained admiration from all over the world. He was defeated however during the 1945 election by the labour party who ruled until 1951. Churchill regained his power in 1951 and lead Britain once again until 5th April 1955 when ill health forced him to resign. He spent much of his latter years writing (The history of English-Spea people) and painting. In recognition of this historical studies he recieved the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 and in 1963 the US Congress conferred on him honorary American Citizenship.

In 1965, at the age of 90 he died of a stroke. His death marked the end of an era in British history and he was given a state funeral and was buried at Saint Martin's Churchyard, Bladon, Oxfordshire. During all of his life he had served no less than six monarchs; Queen Victoria, Edward VII, George IV, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II. He also possessed a large collection of toy soldiers. However in his book 'My Early Life' he does not mention which make of soldiers he collected. They were probably all made between 1880 and 1900 and therefore some time before Lineol and Housser figures became available. As a collector he might be the only one of whom also a personality figure was produced.

The Events of World War II

Year	Date	Event
1939	1st September	First Evacuation from towns
1939	3rd September	Britain declares war on Germany
1940	8th January	Food rationing begins
1940	3rd May	German bomber crashes at Clacton, killing two civilians - the first mainland deaths of the war.
1940	9th May	Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister.
1940	4th June	British forces retreat from France via the port of Dunkirk.
1940	8th August	Battle of Britain between German and British air forces begins.
1940	7th September	First German bombing raid on London
1940	14th November	Air raid on Coventry.
1941	2nd January	German planes bomb southern Ireland despite it not being involved in the war.
1941	1st June	Clothes are rationed
1941	December	US (United States) joins the war.
1942	26th January	US troops arrive in Northern Ireland
1942	28th March	Massive RAF raid on Lubeck
1942	24th April	Baedeker raids begin with attack on Exeter
1943	31st July	Massive RAF raid on Hamburg
1944	6th June	D-Day invasion of France by allied troops.
1944	13th June	First V-1's land in Britain.
1944	8th September	First V-2 rocket hits London
1945	March	Last German bomber raid; last V-1 and V-2
1945	8th May	VE- Day celebrations, with street parties, fireworks and bonfires.