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Peter Ratcliffe DCM is a former British Army soldier who served in the Parachute Regiment and the Special Air Service Regiment in a career of almost thirty years, during which he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry in action during the Persian Gulf War. He is the author of the book The Eye of the Storm (2000).

Early life

Ratcliffe was born in 1951 and spent his childhood years in Salford, Greater Manchester, where as a teenager he was an apprenticed plasterer.^[1]

Military career

He joined the British Army's Parachute Regiment in January 1970 as Private #24180996, going on to serve with it in Operation Banner in Ulster with its 1st Battalion in 1971-72, before in 1972 transferring to the Special Air Service Regiment, being attached to the 22. S.A.S. Regiment, seeing service with its 18 (Mobility) Troop, 'D' Squadron. During his time in the S.A.S. he saw active service in a number of conflicts, including the Dhofar Rebellion in Oman, the Paramilitary War in Ulster, the Falklands War, and "Operation Granby" in the Persian Gulf War. During the latter conflict Ratcliffe was 22. S.A.S.'s Regimental Sergeant Major,^[2] and received an order to assume command of its 'A' Squadron, in a highly unusual circumstance of a Non-Commissioned Officer replacing an Officer with a Commission in a command position. He subsequently led the Squadron on a raid behind enemy lines against an Iraqi Army communications facility code-named by the British "Victor Two", for which he was afterwards awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for gallantry in action.^[3] Ratcliffe received a commission in 1992, and after completing his career as a training officer with 23. Special Air Service Regiment, he retired from the British Army after almost thirty years service with the rank of Major in 1997.^[4]

Post-military activities

Ratcliffe published a memoir of his military career entitled Eye of the Storm in 2000. He has been critical of other published works by former Special Air Service Regiment personnel, specifically "Andy McNab" and "Chris Ryan", claiming that they have damaged the reputation of the Corps by fabricating elements of their war experiences in published works in pursuance of pecuniary gain.^[5] Ratcliffe has also publicly voiced concern about the provision of Post traumatic stress assistance provided by the British Government to former soldiers of the British Army, following a number of high profile suicides by former S.A.S. soldiers after their military service careers.^[6]

Publications

References

1. ^'Biographical entry for Peter Ratcliffe in Special Forces Roll of Honour.com' (2018). http://www.specialforcesroh.com/showthread.php?30953-Ratcliffe-Peter-(Billy)
2. ^'Q & A with Michael Asher', 'Elite UK Forces', 2008. http://www.eliteukforces.info/articles/michael-asher-q+a.php
3. ^'SAS & the North, not quite setting the record straight', 'Independent.ie', 6 November 2000. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/sas-and-the-north-not-quite-setting-the-record-straight-26103504.html
4. ^Biographical entry for Peter Ratcliffe in 'Special Forces Roll of Honour.com' (2018). http://www.specialforcesroh.com/showthread.php?30953-Ratcliffe-Peter-(Billy)
5. ^'The Real Bravo Two Zero', Channel 4 Television (2003).
6. ^'S.A.S man in suicide fall rang former colleague to say farewell', 'Daily Telegraph', 13 January 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1381272/Sas-man-in-suicide-fall-rang-former-colleague-to-say-farewell.html
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mombooks.com/html/book.php?book=1843170523 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-07-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601042555/http://www.mombooks.com/html/book.php?book=1843170523 |archivedate=1 June 2008 |df=dmy-all }}
8. ^https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1854798871