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FALKLANDS WAR ROLL OF HONOUR
22nd
Special Air Service Regiment and attached personnel
By
Mr. Ryan Wulfsohn for Special Operations.Com
19 May 1982
Warrant
Officer Class 2 Lawrence Gallagher, BEM, Special Air
Service Regiment,
Squadron Sergeant Major, D Squadron,
Age 37
"Lofty" joined
22SAS from 9 Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers in
January 1968, serving with 17(Boat) Troop. In the
early 1970s he was detached to the 10th
Special Forces Group at Bad Tolz. He was one of the
twenty men from the SAS and attached arms who died
in the tragic helicopter crash while moving from Hermes
to the assault ship Intrepid.
Staff
Sergeant Philip Preston Currass, QGM, Royal Army Medical
Corps,
D Squadron, Age
34
Phil joined 22SAS in
1972. He served with 19(Mountain) Troop until his
death, completing several operational tours in Dhofar(
Oman), and in Northern Ireland.
Sergeant
Sidney Albert Ivor Davidson, Special Air Service Regiment,
D Squadron, Age
34
Sid joined 22SAS in 1973.
Serving first with B Squadron, he transferred to D
in 1975, becoming a member of 17(Boat) Troop. He was
a canoeing instructor and served in both Dhofar and
Northern Ireland. Later he joined 19 Troop.
Sergeant
John Leslie Arthy, Welsh Guards,
D Squadron, Age
27
"Lofty"
came to the regiment in 1975 and joined 18(Mobility)
Troop. In
1977 he transferred to 19(Mountain) Troop and was
regarded as one of the regiment's best climbers. He
had completed the German Alpine Guides' course and
climbed in Nepal and China.
Corporal
Paul Bunker, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, D
Squadron,
Age 28
Paul joined 22SAS in
August 1976 and was posted to 16(Air) Troop. He joined
19(Mountain) Troop in May 1979 and served in Northern
Ireland, West Virginia, Florida, Bavaria and the Falklands.
Corporal
Edward Thomas Walpole, The Royal Green Jackets,
D Squadron, Age
36
Wally joined 22SAS in
1977 and was Storeman and Squadron Quartermaster-Sergeant's
Assistant until his death in the helicopter crash.
Trooper
Raymond Ernest Armstrong, The Royal Green Jackets,
D Squadron, Age
24
Paddy joined 22SAS in
1979 and served with 19 Troop.
Warrant Officer Class
2 Malcolm Atkinson, Special Air Service Regiment
Squadron
Sergeant Major, G Squadron,
Age 36
" Akker" joined
G Squadron on its formation in 1967, having served
previously with the Grenadier Guards and No.1 (Guards)
Independent Company. His career spanned 12 operational
tours in Malaysia, Borneo, Aden, Oman and Northern
Ireland.
Staff
Sergeant P. O'Connor, Irish Guards,
G Squadron
Paddy came to 22SAS in
1966. He served in South Arabia(Aden), Belize, Northern
Ireland, Dhofar, Norway and the United States. A specialist
Signaller, free-fall parachutist and Norwegian linguist,
he was recalled from the US to serve in the Falklands
because of his training in the use of the Stinger
surface-to-air missile. Unfortunately he was killed
in the helicopter crash, shortly after he had parachuted
into the South Atlantic to join the task force.
Sergeant
William John Hughes, Welsh Guards,
G Squadron, Age
34
"Taff" joined
22SAS in October 1972. In 1975 he became Storeman
of G Squadron and completed 12 squadron moves on operational
or training tasks. He was once again supervising the
movement of the Squadron Stores when he died.
Corporal
William Clark Hatton, QGM, Special Air Service Regiment,
G Squadron, Age
31
Willy was a former Royal
Marine who then became a civilian diver. Returning
to military life, he joined 22SAS in July 1978 and
was a member of 23(Boat) Troop. He was the regiment's
first fully qualified diving supervisor and was one
of two SAS men attached to 2 Special Boat Section
at the beginning of the Falklands campaign, when they
captured the Argentine "spyship" Narwhal.
Sergeant
P. Jones, Welsh Guards,
G Squadron, Age
28
"Taff " joined
22SAS in 1975, from the disbanded No. 1 (Guards) Independent
Company, The Parachute Regiment. He was a former regimental
rugby player and a member of 23(Boat) Troop.
Corporal
William John Begley, Royal Corps of Transport,
Age 32
Bill joined 22SAS in
1978 in a support role, but soon opted to try the
Selection Course, which he passed in August 1979.
Corporal
John Newton, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers,
Age 22
John joined 22SAS as
an armourer in 1980. He was a keen sportsman and had
just qualified as a Parachutist before the Falklands
War.
Corporal
Robert A. Burns, Royal Corps of Signals,
264 (SAS) Signal Squadron, Age
22
Rab passed the Signals
Selection Course in March 1979 and was then part of
the group of signallers attached to G Squadron.
Corporal
S. N. J. Sykes, Royal Corps of Signals,
264 (SAS) Signal Squadron, Age
25
Steve passed Signals
selection in February 1978, after serving with 604
Signal Troop in Germany. He was attached to G Squadron
and had recently qualified as a Radio Telegraphist
A1.
Lance
Corporal Paul N. Lightfoot, Royal Corps of Signals,
264 (SAS) Signal Squadron, Age
21
Paul joined the Signal
Squadron from 11 Signal Regiment in October 1979.
Before the war he had been training for SAS Selection
and was attached to G Squadron.
Corporal
Michael J. McHugh, Royal Corps of Signals,
264 (SAS) Signal Squadron, Age
22
Michael passed the Signals
Selection Course in June 1978, having served with
8 Signal Regiment at Catterick. From then until his
death he was attached to G Squadron.
Flight
Lieutenant Garth Hawkins, Royal Air Force,
603 Tactical Air Control Party,
Age 39
Garth
first worked with 22SAS in Canada in 1979. By 1982
he had worked with all the Sabre Squadrons and the
TA regiments too. An
expert in his field, he had bought a pub and was about
to return to civilian life when the Falklands War
began.
Corporal
Douglas McCormack, Royal Corps of Signals,
603 Tactical Air Control Party,
Age 26
Doug was Garth Hawkins'
signaller and partner and the two were an inseparable
team. His aim was to join 264 Signal Squadron and
then the regiment itself; sadly he died alongside
members of both.
10 June 1982
Captain
Gavin John Hamilton, MC, The Green Howards
D Squadron,
Age 29
John joined 22SAS in
January 1981. From then until his death he commanded
19(Mountain) Troop.
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