"Which 1942 WWII Asian battle was termed as ""Britain's greatest defeat"" by Churchill?"
1942 Rugby by-election 1942 Rugby by-election The Rugby by-election, 1942 was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Rugby on 29 April 1942. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Conservative MP, David Margesson in March 1942. He had been MP here since gaining the seat from the Liberal, Ernest Brown in 1924. Margesson had been Secretary of State for War until February 1942 when Winston Churchill sacked him following the fall of Singapore. Rugby had been won by the Conservative Party at every election since 1924 and was a safe seat. The result at the
SR Battle of Britain class 21C151 Winston Churchill SR Battle of Britain class 21C151 Winston Churchill 21C151 "Winston Churchill" is a Southern Railway Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive that has been preserved as part of the United Kingdom's National Collection. It is on display at the . 21C151 was built at Brighton Works in 1946, being released to traffic on 30 December of that year. Initially it was unnamed and paired with tender 3301. It was first allocated to Salisbury locomotive shed for services on the West of England Main Line between London and Exeter. 21C151 was officially named "Winston Churchill" in a ceremony at