Private James Bogle was reported missing 24 November 1941 after Operation Flipper, the raid on Rommel's HQ, later found to be a prisoner of war. After his release in 1945 he served two years in Germany in the Scottish Rifles*.

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Lance Corporal Peter Barrand was reported missing presumed killed during operations in the Western Desert. Son of Oscar A. and Grace Barrand, of Selsey, Sussex [1][2]. But the award was later downgraded (as was standard practice at the time) to a Distinction of Service Award (DSO). The Lions’ players christened their new friend “Rooster” and decided to help him and a friend fly the coop. That night Mayne and Travers returned with bolt cutters and clothing and set free the convicts.He was mentioned in dispatches for the impressive manner in which he commanded his troop in the Litani River Raid in Lebanon and recruited by David Stirling for his newly formed SAS unit. Connor Swindells plays SAS founder David Stirling (Credit: BBC) SAS Rogue Heroes cast: Who plays David Stirling? He was later rebuked by Stirling, who said that while “it was necessary to be ruthless…Paddy overstepped the mark”. Being an early champion of the tank and the aeroplane in the First World War, Churchill was uniquely positioned to appreciate the significance of these, among other military developments, in the coming war. This is an interesting and exciting first book by Mr. McGonigal. Its subject is his Grandfather, Ambrose McGonigal, known to many who served in Northern Ireland as one of the few Catholic Judges the IRA didn’t manage to murder, and Ambrose’s brother Eoin. These two brothers, both lawyers by profession, were early members of Special Forces in the British Army, Eoin in the SAS, and Ambrose the SBS... The author has done extensive research using official and unofficial documents, letters, conversations with those who were there, as well as family memories.

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David was devastated when out of the 55 men who travelled with him, only 20 or so made it to the end. After leaving school, both also seemed set on law careers. Ambrose initially attended Queen’s University in Belfast (QUB) where in his own words, he spent “two inglorious years” studying for an arts degree – before enrolling at King’s Inns in Dublin with the aim of becoming a barrister. In fact, both brothers only managed to complete a year’s legal study before war broke out in September 1939, when Ambrose was aged 21. Despite ominous stormy weather forecasts, David Stirling, the unit’s headstrong leader decided to go ahead with a parachuting mission behind enemy lines.Pat Riley will be played by Jacob Ifan (Credit: BBC One) Jacob Ifan will play Pat Riley in SAS Rogue Heroes Private Joseph Duffy joined L Detachment, SAS, from No 11 Commando on the 28th August 1941 and was accidentally killed in training due to a parachute failure, along with his friend and fellow Seaforth Highlander, Private Kenneth Warburton. Location given as East side of the Great Bitter Lake. He also recently appeared in the drama short Rondo earlier this year. Moritz Jahn joins the cast of SAS Rogue Heroes Jimmy was a Piper in the Gordon Highlanders. He volunteered immediately after the formation of No.11 Commando when Colonel Pedder was seeking a Piper. He did most of his training on the Isle of Arran and was billeted at Lamlash.