Robert Consiglio, Steven Lane, Vince Phillips & David Denbury – 22 SAS Regiment – 1991

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  • Commemorating the Bravo Two Zero patrol behind enemy lines.
  • Robert Consiglio, Steven Lane & Vince Phillips
  • And in a separate action behind enemy lines David Denbury.
  • In January 1991 during the first Iraq war an eight man patrol from 22 SAS Regiment were airlifted by helicopter behind enemy lines to locate and destroy enemy communication cables and Scud missile launchers. Scud missiles were used against Israel in an attempt to get them to attack Iraq, possibly with Nuclear missiles. From the outset the mission was compromised by enemy troops and civilians in the landing zone.
  • During the ensuing gun battles the patrol attempted to escape from the war zone. Four SAS soldiers were captured and subsequently tortured. One escaped on foot and evaded capture by walking over 120 km to safety. He eventually crossed the border into Syria. Three lost their lives, one in combat and two from hypothermia during the attempted escape and evasion.
  • In February 1991 another SAS soldier lost his life in a separate combat operation behind enemy lines. The four who died are commemorated above. The captured soldiers all returned to normal duties when the war officially ended in April 1991.
  • Three survivors went on to write somewhat controversial books about the patrol. Whatever the real truth is, all the men from 22 SAS Regiment served with distinction and helped give freedom to the people of Kuwait.
  • Memorial Established 2008. (Note the new NMA logo)