Lt.-Col. Sir David Stirling

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Lt.-Col. Sir Archibald David (David) Stirling, DSO, OBE

Also Known As: "The Phantom Major"
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Birthplace: Keir House, Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: November 04, 1990 (74)
Westminster, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Brig.-Gen. Archibald Stirling of Keir and Hon. Margaret Mary Stirling (Fraser)
Brother of Lt.-Col. William Joseph Stirling, of Keir; Margaret, Countess of Dalhousie; Peter Stirling and Private

Occupation: Colonel Special Air Service 1937-45
Managed by: Hon. Thomas Henry Lumley
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About Lt.-Col. Sir David Stirling

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, OBE (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish officer in the British Army, mountaineer, and the founder of the Special Air Service. He saw active service during the Second World War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Stirling

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Lt.-Col. Sir David Stirling's Timeline

1915
November 15, 1915
Keir House, Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1990
November 4, 1990
Age 74
Westminster, England (United Kingdom)