Year and place of birth: 1940, Quetta, Great Britain. Career: Brilliant. Educated in Cheltenham, Oxford and the Sorbonne; in special units, 1964; major, 1973; Commander of 22 Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment, 1979; Commander of 39 Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland, 1987; Commandant Royal School of Infantry, 1987; Director Special Forces Command, 1987; General Officer […]

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