SAS/LRDG HEROES

THE AUTHOR

AWARD WINNING journalist and author Mike Morgan has had a lifelong interest in military history, especially that of Britain's WW2 Special Forces.

To date he has published three books, all with a military flavour and has assembled an extensive circle of contacts with veterans of the Special Air Service and Long Range Desert Group.

His short stories from WW1 and WW2 have been prize winners at national and international level in military oriented competitions, but his greatest inspiration has been his late father Corporal Jack Morgan (see photo' below), who served with distinction in the 2nd SAS Intelligence section from 1943-45.

Prior to being selected to join the SAS at Philippeville in Algiers in 1943, Corporal Morgan had served with the RASC, during which time he made a daring escape from the fall of Tobruk, and also took part in the victorious El Alamein campaign.

After joining the SAS, he worked closely with the legendary Intelligence Officer Major Eric Barkworth, carrying out key secret work in the Desert campaign, and later in Italy where he worked on the intelligence of Major Roy Farran's famous missions. In 1944, he and other members of the Intelligence Unit were pulled back to Scotland to work on the massive behind-the-lines operations to liberate France, Belgium and Holland involving the 1st and 2nd SAS and French and Belgian SAS forces and numerous daring and dangerous operations, until final victory in Germany in 1945. After the liberation of Norway by SAS forces, also in 1945, he was one of those to receive a special scroll of thanks signed by King Olav himself.

SAS founder David Stirling
said of Corporal Morgan in a letter to the author in March 1989:

"Your father, in serving with Major Barkworth, must have had a very exciting time as he was an exceedingly efficient and adventurous Intelligence Officer."

If you wish to contact the author, please e-mail at: mike@saslrdgheroes.co.uk