Key Information
Reference code
MCLEOD 1/10
Title
Memo on the origins of the SAS by Colonel David Stirling, 1948
Date(s)
- 1948 Nov 8 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
8pp
Scope and content
Typescript memorandum on the origins of the Special Air Service (SAS) by Col (Archibald) David Stirling, detailing his contribution to 'Layforce' and the formation of 'L' Detachment, Middle East, 1941; the origin of the SAS name and initial recruitment and training, 1941; the first SAS parachute operation, Timimi and Gazala, Cyrenaica, 16 Nov 1941; subsequent desert operations, Dec 1941-Jan 1943, including the raid on Benghazi, Cyrenaica, 13 Sep 1942; details of SAS establishment in Jan 1943. 8pp