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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:allegiance
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Military_Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1915-11-15
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:St._John_the_Evangelist_Church,_Scotland
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gptkbp:categories
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DSO, MC
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:death_date
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1990-11-04
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Canterbury,_England
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lieutenant Colonel David Stirling
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gptkbp:influence
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SAS selection process
special operations forces worldwide
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gptkbp:influenced
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modern special forces
British military strategy
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gptkbp:known_for
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guerrilla warfare tactics
founding the Special Air Service (SAS)
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:SAS_Regiment
gptkb:military_history
special forces community
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gptkbp:military_conflict
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gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
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gptkbp:military_unit
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Phantom_Major
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gptkbp:notable_work
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The Special Air Service: A History
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Soldier
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:adventurer
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
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gptkbp:service
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1440
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:service_years
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1937–1946
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gptkbp:spouse
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Evelyn Stirling
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Flipper
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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