In which regiment did Winston Churchill serve during the First World War?

Churchill had an interesting time in the First World War. At the outbreak of war in 1914, Churchill was serving as First Lord of the Admiralty. In 1915 he helped orchestrate the disastrous Dardanelles naval campaign and was also involved in the planning of the military landings on Gallipoli, both of which saw large losses.

Following the failure of these campaigns, Churchill was demoted. Following this he resigned from government and became an officer in the Army, commanding the 6th Battalion, the Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1916. Churchill served on the Western Front until early 1916.

In 1917, under Prime Minister David Lloyd George’s coalition government, Churchill was appointed Minister of Munitions, a position he held until January 1919.

The picture shows Churchill with Kaiser Wilhelm II a few years before the First World War.