List of former Special Air Service personnel

The list includes those individuals who served, or have claimed to have served, in the Special Air Service (Regular or TA).


 * Albert Youngman (1SAS - WW2)
 * Alex Griffiths (1SAS - WW2)
 * Alex Muirhead (1SAS - WW2)
 * Alex Robertson (2SAS - WW2)
 * Alf Dignum (1SAS - WW2)
 * Alistair Morrison (Commanded G Squadron in Oman during Operation Jaguar)
 * Andree Lemee (4SAS(French) - WW2)
 * Andrew Robathan - MP for Blaby (1992 - present) and junior Minister
 * Anthony Royle, Baron Fanshawe of Richmond - Former MP
 * Arthur Denaro
 * Arthur Huntbach (2SAS - WW2)
 * Arthur Thomson (1SAS - WW2)
 * Augustin Jordan (4SAS(French) - WW2)
 * Austin 'Fuzz' Hussey (Battle of Mirbat participent)


 * Ben Griffin - Anti-War On Terror speaker
 * Bill Deakins (1SAS - WW2)
 * Bill Fraser (1SAS - WW2)
 * Bill Kennedy Shaw - Intelligence officer with SAS during World War II
 * Bill Robinson (2SAS - WW2)
 * Billy Stalker (1SAS - WW2)
 * Bob Bennett - Sergeant, awarded Military Medal, Battle of Mirbat participent
 * Bob Francis (1SAS - WW2)
 * Bob Lowson (1SAS - WW2)
 * Bob McDougall - (1SAS - WW2)
 * Bob Parr MBE MID - six time Emmy Award-winning television producer, host and author
 * Bob Walker-Brown (2SAS - WW2)
 * Brian Summers
 * Brummie_Stokes
 * Clark John Mason
 * Charles Cattell (1st SAS - WW2) Military Medal. Sergeant. 'L Detachment', 1st SAS Brigade, Special Raiding Squadron, 1st SAS Regiment.
 * Charlie Hackney (2SAS - WW2)
 * Chris Ryan MM - Author
 * Cyril Radford (2SAS - WW2)
 * Cyril Wheeler (2SAS - WW2)
 * Cyril Ranger (1SAS - WW2)
 * Danny Nightingale
 * Darren Savage
 * David Danger (1SAS - WW2)
 * David Anthony Spiers (SAS, French Foreign Legion, British Military Mission in Korea and Indochine)
 * Sir David Stirling OBE DSO - Founder of the Regiment
 * Dennis Wainman (1SAS - WW2)
 * Donald "Lofty" Large
 * Doug Cronk (1SAS - WW2)
 * Duncan Ridler (1SAS - WW2)
 * Eddie Stone - TV Presenter, former SAS Sergeant
 * Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls - Man vs. Wild, Motivational Speaker, former SAS, World record holder, Chief scout
 * Dyllan Piers (SAS)
 * Ernest Thomas "Bob" Lilley (1SAS - WW2) Warrant Officer 1st Class (Regimental Sergeant Major). 'L Detachment' 1st SAS,awarded MM, BEM, MID,
 * Frank Hughes (2SAS - WW2) DCM
 * Freddie Oakes (2SAS - WW2)
 * Gavin Hamilton MC
 * Gaz Hunter - Author
 * Geoffrey Wood (SAS)
 * George Daniels (2SAS - WW2)
 * Granville Burne (2SAS - WW2)
 * Guy Le Citol (4SAS(French) - WW2)
 * Harry Poat (1SAS - WW2)
 * Harry Vickers (2SAS - WW2)
 * Harry Wilkins (1SAS - WW2)
 * Henry Druce (2SAS - WW2)
 * Captain Herbert Westmacott - SAS commander killed in shootout with the Provisional IRA
 * Ian Wellsted (1SAS - WW2)
 * Jack Paley (2SAS - WW2)
 * Jacques Goffinet (Belgian SAS - WW2)
 * Jack Thomas (1st SAS WW2) 1921 - 2011
 * James Condon - Indo-Malayan campaign casualty
 * James McDiarmid (1SAS - WW2)
 * Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton MVO MBE - Private Secretary to Their Royal Highnesses Princes William and Harry of Wales
 * Jean Czarski (4SAS(French) - WW2)
 * Jean Switters (Belgian SAS - WW2)
 * Jean-Claude Heilporn (Belgian SAS - WW2)
 * Jeff Du Vivier (1SAS - WW2)
 * Jeffrey Cook - Director for Security Liaison in the Royal Household
 * Jeff Taylor (G Squadron trooper who was present at Battle of Mirbat)
 * Jimmy Storie (1SAS - WW2)
 * Jim "Gentleman Jim" Almonds (1SAS - WW2) 'L Detachment' 1st SAS
 * Joe Paley (2SAS - WW2)
 * Joe Patterson (2SAS - WW2)
 * John McAleese MM - TV presenter
 * John Paul Foley - Former director of the regiment
 * Jock Lewes - Co-founder of the regiment
 * John Alcock (2 SAS-WW2)
 * John William Bickers (1SAS B Squadron - WW2)
 * John Noble (1SAS - WW2)
 * John Randall (1SAS - WW2)
 * John Ridgway - Record breaking Sailor
 * Johnny Cooper (1SAS - WW2)
 * John Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim
 * John "Lofty" Wiseman (Regimental Sergeant Major)
 * Johnny Wiseman MC (WWII)
 * Jon Finch - Actor (21SAS TA)
 * Jon Hollingsworth CGC QGM
 * Julian Brazier TD - MP for Canterbury
 * Ken Guy (A SQN Malayan Scouts - 22 SAS)
 * Ken Hames - Motivational speaker and specialist television presenter
 * Ken Harvey (2SAS - WW2)
 * Lewis Gordon Pugh, OIG - environmental campaigner and swimmer
 * Lee `Flash` Henry (SAS)
 * Malcolm Pleydell (1SAS - WW2)
 * Marc Mora (3SAS(French) - WW2)
 * Marc Mouflin (4SAS(French) - WW2)
 * Maurice Duno (3SAS(French) - WW2)
 * Michael Asher - Author, Historian and Desert Explorer
 * Mike Alexandre (4SAS(French) - WW2)
 * Mike Kealy DSO - Commander of the SAS Troop at the Battle of Mirbat
 * Michael Rose KCB CBE DSO QGM
 * Mick Gould - Entertainment Advisor
 * Mike Coburn - Author
 * Mike Sadler (1SAS - WW2)
 * Nathaniel Kennedy (1SAS - WW2)
 * Neil McMillan (1SAS - WW2)
 * Nigel Fleming (SAS)
 * Oswald Basil Rooney (3 SAS-2 SAS-WW2 overall commander of operation Galia)
 * Paddy Mayne, DSO*** - British and Irish Lions Rugby Union player
 * Pete "Snapper" Warne/Winner/Wignall - Author, Soldier I and Battle of Mirbat participent
 * Peter Bray
 * Sir Peter de la Billière - Commander-in-Chief British Forces in the Gulf War
 * Peter Davis (1SAS - WW2)
 * Peter McAleese - Former Mercenary and Author
 * Peter Ratcliffe DCM MID - Author
 * Peter Weaver (1SAS - WW2)
 * Phil Stant - Professional Footballer
 * Philip Hugh Pinckney (1 SAS-2WW killed Italy)
 * Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE – Adventurer
 * Ray Rogers (2SAS - WW2)
 * Reg 'Nobby' Redington DCM (1SAS - WW2)
 * Reg Seekings (1SAS - WW2)
 * Renee Roberts (2SAS - WW2)
 * Richard Pirie (Commanded B Squadron in Oman during Operation Jaguar)
 * Richard Tomlinson - Secret Intelligence Service Officer
 * Sergent Robert Thomas Benson (Italy casino 7th march 1944)
 * Robert Piron (Belgian SAS - WW2)
 * Robert Nairac - SAS Captain who was abducted and killed by the Provisional IRA. His body has never been found.
 * Roger Boutinot (4SAS(French) - WW2)
 * Roger Cole (SAS Corporal, participant at Battle of Mirbat, Co-author SAS Operation Storm)
 * Ronald Grierson (1SAS - WW2)
 * Ronald Reid-Daly - Selous Scouts founder
 * Ross Littlejohn (2SAS - WW2)
 * Roy Close (1SAS - WW2)
 * Roy Farran (2SAS - WW2)
 * Sid Payne (1SAS - WW2)
 * Sekonaia 'Take-it-easy' Takavesi (Corporal, wounded during the Battle of Mirbat)
 * Simon Mann - Mercenary, Equatorial Guinea
 * Steven Mitchell (Sgt B Squadron 22SAS 1991)
 * Andy McNab DCM MM - Author
 * Talaiasi 'Laba' Labalaba - BEM, MID, Battle of Mirbat participent
 * Terry Forrestal - Stuntman
 * Tim Collins - Author
 * Tim Bowrick
 * Tip Tipping - Stuntman
 * Tommy Palmer - awarded QGM for actions during Operation Nimrod
 * Tommy Tobin - Died of wounds received during the Battle of Mirbat
 * Tony Greville-Bell (2SAS - WW2)
 * Vic Long (1SAS - WW2)
 * John Woodhouse, commander and founder of the SAS's modern selection systems
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 * Yvan Brasseur (Belgian SAS - WW2)
 * (Des) Peter Middleton (1SAS - WW2)