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This list includes notable individuals who served in the Special Air Service (SAS) – (Regular or TA). Michael Asher – author, historian and desert explorer; Sir Peter de la Billière – Commander-in-Chief British Forces in the Gulf War; Julian Brazier TD – MP for Canterbury; Charles "Nish" Bruce QGM – freefall expert; Charles R. Burton ...
Died: 19 August 1998 (aged 55) Hereford, England: Allegiance: United Kingdom: Service / branch: British Army: Years of service: 1964–1993: Rank: Brigadier: Service number: 475200: Unit: Royal Army Service Corps Royal Corps of Transport Special Air Service: Commands: 22 SAS Regiment: Battles / wars
Donald "Lofty" Large (27 September 1930 – 22 October 2006) [2] [3] was a British soldier and author.. Having joined the Army as a boy, Large fought in the Korean War and was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Imjin.
Willis Michael Sadler MC MM (22 February 1920 – 4 January 2024) was a British Army officer. He was the last original member of the Special Air Service and one of the last survivors of the Long Range Desert Group (survived by Jack Mann who also served in the LRDG).
A teenage soldier is believed to have taken her own life after “an intense period of unwelcome behaviour” by one of her bosses, an Army investigation has found.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, OBE (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish officer in the British Army and the founder and creator of the Special Air Service (SAS). Under his leadership, the SAS carried out hit-and-run raids behind the Axis lines of the North African campaign.
Five serving SAS soldiers are facing a murder investigation after the death of a suspected jihadist, according to reports. The Daily Mail reported that special forces chiefs believe troops used ...
The expedition succeeded in putting Lane and fellow SAS colleague Brummie Stokes on the summit on 16 May. [3] After summiting Lane and Stokes were caught by bad weather and were forced to abandon their descent. The pair bivouacked in a snow hole near the South Summit for the night. [4] Stokes tried and failed to attach an oxygen bottle to his ...