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piney · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:34 pm Post subject: a movie question

I was watching the 1939 version of "The Four Feathers" last night and noticed the military advisor was Col. David Sterling. Does anyone know if this is the same Sterling that founded the LRDG? Seems logical given the time period and location

Jens_O_Mehner · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: a movie question

Very unlikely,

since Sir David Stirling, DSO OBE, was a Lieutenant Colonel when he founded "L" Detachment, Special Air Service in 1941. Cool

BTW, current British Army term of endearment for the SAS is Special Authors Service... Laughing

Jens O.
off to bed due to 12 hour workdays

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www.imdb.com/title/tt0...ullcredits bottom of credit list

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www.imdb.com/title/tt0...ullcredits bottom of credit list

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piney · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject: Re: a movie question

Sorry I got the spelling wrong in my post. so it would appear that it's the same officer

buglerbilly · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 147

Sorry it's not the same officer.

David Stirling was not in the Army at that time (1939), or had just joined, and was a Subaltern (2nd LT) upon qualification. He was then part of Layforce in the Middle East and then went to form the initial SAS together with Jock Lewes an Australian............the rest is history...........more detail is here........

www.electricscotland.c...irling.htm

Regards,

BRIAN

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