David Stirling
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling was an officer in the British Army and the founder and creator of the Special Air Service. Under his leadership, the SAS carried out hit-and-run raids b
David Stirling in 1942
Lieutenant Colonel Stirling with Lieutenant Edward McDonald and other SAS soldiers in North Africa, 1943
Members of the 'French Squadron SAS' (1ere Compagnie de Chasseurs Parachutistes) in Tunisia. Previously a company of Free French paratroopers, the French SAS squadron were the first of a range of units 'acquired' by Major Stirling as the SAS expanded.
Statue of David Stirling by Angela Conner near Doune, Scotland