SAS FOUNDER

SAS FOUNDER, DIES
On this day, 4 November in 1990, Sir David Stirling, "the Phantom Major", the Perthshire-born founder of the SAS, passed away.
He created the Special Air Service after his commando unit was disbanded in 1941, "leaving a frustrated Stirling convinced that there was an unrealised opportunity for a small, highly motivated and mobile force to cause considerable damage to the enemy."
The photo shows the statue of Sir David at the SAS monument, which stands near Doune. Sculpted by Angela Conner, the statue was erected in 2002, on the Hill of Row, near Sir David's ancestral home, Keir House, looking towards the Perthshire mountains. The B824, from Doune to Junction 11 on the M9, runs past it.
A plaque on the memorial reads: "In remembrance of all those members of the Special Air Service Regiment who have died in the service of their country and have given their lives to uphold the principles of freedom and justice".
He was born on November 15, 1915 and is buried at St Cumin's Church, on the shores of Loch Morar at Morar.