Mike Wingate Gray

Mike Wingate Gray
Born	17 July 1921
Died	3 November 1995
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1941 - 1973
Rank	Brigadier
Commands held	Special Air Service
Battles/wars	World War II Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Aden Emergency
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross & Bar

Brigadier Walter Michael "Mike" Wingate Gray OBE MC & Bar (17 July 1921 – 3 November 1995) was a British Army officer who became Commander SAS.

Military career

Educated at Wellington College, Wingate Gray was commissioned into the Black Watch in February 1941 during World War II.^[1] After serving in North Africa, he took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 for which he was awarded the MC, and then the Normandy landings in Summer 1944 for which he was awarded a bar to his MC.^[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 22 Special Air Service Regiment in 1964^[2] and was deployed to Borneo during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and then to Aden during the Aden Emergency before becoming Commander SAS Group as a colonel in 1967.^[2] Promoted to Brigadier, he went on to be Deputy Commander, Gibraltar in 1969 and then military attaché in Paris in December 1971 before retiring in 1973.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Obituary: Brigadier Mike Wingate Gray Herald Scotland, 11 November 1995
2. ^ ^{a b} Sicilian campaign cover signed by Brigadier Walter Michael Wingate Gray OBE MC
3. ^ Letter from Sir Bernard Ferguson

Military offices
Preceded by John Waddy	Colonel SAS 1967–1969	Succeeded by Fergie Semple