Category:David Stirling (military)

**David Stirling**
	British mountaineer, World War II British Army officer, and the founder of the Special Air Service (1915-1990)
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Name in native language	David Stirling;
Date of birth	15 November 1915; Lecropt
Date of death	4 November 1990; Westminster
Work period (start)	1937;
Country of citizenship	United Kingdom;
Educated at	Ampleforth College; Trinity College;
Occupation	military officer; mountaineer;
Father	Archibald Stirling;
Mother	Margaret Fraser;
Sibling	William Stirling; Hugh Stirling;
Award received	Knight of the Legion of Honour; Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Order; Knight Bachelor;
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English: Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, DFC, OBE (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish laird, mountaineer, World War II British Army officer, and the founder of the Special Air Service.