The Phantom Major
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The Phantom Major is the wartime nickname of British officer David Stirling, famed founder and leader of the Special Air Service (SAS) during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Phantom Major canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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biographical book ⓘ human ⓘ special forces unit ⓘ |
| about | David Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Distinguished Service Order ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1915-11-15 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Italian forces in North Africa ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1990-11-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ampleforth College
NERFINISHED
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish people ⓘ |
| familyName | Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Special Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Archibald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commander of SAS operations in North Africa
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founder of SAS ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | OBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | Colditz Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | modern special forces doctrine ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant colonel ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | No. 8 (Guards) Commando NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | special forces innovation in World War II ⓘ |
| nickname | The Phantom Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | founding the Special Air Service ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of deep-penetration desert raids ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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soldier ⓘ |
| parent |
Archibald Stirling of Keir
NERFINISHED
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Margaret Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bridge of Allan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| politicalActivity | involvement in Scottish political initiatives ⓘ |
| prisonerOfWar | Germany during World War II ⓘ |
| refersTo | David Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Scotland ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Army officer service number (unspecified) ⓘ |
| sibling | William Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biography "The Phantom Major" by Virginia Cowles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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