This man's longtime bodyguard was the ex-grocer Walter H. Thompson.
This man's longtime bodyguard was the ex-grocer Walter H. Thompson. During a gunfight that killed a gang led by "Peter the Painter," this man was criticized for his interest in observing the Siege of Sidney Street. During that incident, he reportedly ordered the fire brigade to not douse flames so no lives would be lost trying to save anarchists. After hearing about a military victory, this leader claimed it was not the (*) beginning of the end, but "the end of the beginning." This man noted that never "was so much owed by so many to so few" when praising pilots. Soon after taking his highest post, he proclaimed "we shall fight on the beaches" and "we shall never surrender." For 10 points, name this Conservative British Prime Minister for most of World War II
This man's longtime bodyguard was the ex-grocer Walter H. Thompson.
Winston Leonard Churchill [or Winston Spencer-Churchill]