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Massey won the US Armed Forces Staff College Leadership Prize in 1984 before succeeding to command of 22 SAS Regiment from Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Rose. He was promoted colonel on 31 December 1987, [ 9 ] and in 1988 was himself succeeded as commander of 22 SAS Regiment by Lieutenant-Colonel Cedric Delves , DSO.
John McAleese – first man on the balcony during the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980 caught on live news. Team member for the BBC Television series SAS Survival Secrets; Peter McAleese – former mercenary and author; Andy McNab DCM MM – author; Des Peter Middleton, A Squadron,1st SAS; Danny Nightingale; Peter Oldfield – cricketer
Peter McAleese (7 September 1942 – 18 March 2024) was a Scottish soldier and mercenary. McAleese served in the British Army's Parachute Regiment and Special Air Service (SAS), the Rhodesian Special Air Service and British South Africa Police, and South Africa's 44 Parachute Brigade. As a mercenary or contractor, he worked in countries ...
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 Special Air Service was a unit of the British Army during the Second World War that was formed in July 1941 by David Stirling and originally called "L" Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade – the "L" designation and Air Service name being a tie-in to a British disinformation campaign, trying to deceive the Axis into thinking there was a ...
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.
A highly decorated soldier from the Army’s elite Delta Force, Sgt. Maj. Christopher Nelms, 46, died July 1 from injuries sustained when his parachute failed to fully open during a June 27 jump ...
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.