Peter Ratcliffe

Peter Ratcliffe

Infobox Military Person
name= Peter Ratcliffe
lived=
placeofbirth= Salford, Greater Manchester,
England
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname= Billy
allegiance= United Kingdom
serviceyears=
rank= Major
branch= British Army
unit= Special Air Service,
Parachute Regiment
battles= The Troubles
Dhofar Rebellion
Falklands War
Gulf War
awards= Distinguished Conduct Medal
Mentioned in Despatches
laterwork= Author

Major Peter Ratcliffe DCM MID is an author and former member of the Special Air Service (SAS).

Background

Peter Ratcliffe came originally from Salford, Greater Manchester. As a boy, he joined Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) before and eventually going on to pass the SAS selection course. Upon joining the regiment, he was posted to 18 (Mobility) Troop D Squadron.

During his time in the SAS he was to deploy into a number of theatre and operations including the Dhofar Rebellion in Oman, the Falklands War and Operation Granby in the Gulf. During the 1991 Gulf War, Ratcliffe was the Regimental Sergeant Major and deployed in Iraq to relieve the Commanding Officer of A Squadron. He subsequently led the squadron on a raid on a communication site known as "Victor Two" for which he was the DCM.

Ratcliffe appeared in books by Andy McNab, Chris Ryan, Peter 'Yorkie' Crossland (Pseudonym) [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Victor-Two-Inside-Successful-Mission/dp/0747532893] and Cameron Spence (Pseudonym) [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sabre-Squadron-Cameron-Spence/dp/0140269940/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217352790&sr=1-1]

Books

* "Eye of the Storm: 25 Years in Action with the SAS " [http://www.mombooks.com/html/book.php?book=1843170523]
* "The Little Book of the SAS" [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Book-SAS/dp/1854798871/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1217351544&sr=11-1]

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