Peter McAleese

Peter McAleese is a former British paratrooper, SAS Regiment soldier, South African Sergeant-Major, Rhodesian SAS soldier, mercenary/contract-soldier and author.

Background and Early Years

Peter McAleese was born in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland, within sight of Barlinnie Prison.[1]

British Army Service

McAleese served first with the Parachute Regiment (attaining rank of sergeant) and then qualified for the Special Air Service Regiment (SAS), fighting insurgents in the then-designated and British-controlled State of Aden during the 1960s rebellion against British rule known as the Aden Emergency.

Biography

After leaving the British Army, McAleese became a mercenary in Angola for the FNLA, taking command of the unit after the capture of Costas Georgiou. He then emigrated to Rhodesia and joined the Rhodesian SAS. At Zimbabwean independence in 1980, McAleese departed for South Africa and was assigned to a paratrooper unit called 44 Parachute Brigade within which he was required to form a pathfinder unit. After ending his task he worked for COIN Security Group (Pty) Ltd, a civilian security company. After a serious parachuting accident he went back to the United Kingdom and did mercenary work in Colombia. In the mid 1990s Peter worked training Russian bodyguards in Moscow with Mike Steele. McAleese worked in the security industry in Algeria, Russia and Iraq for 12 years.

Works

References

  1. McAleese, Peter (1993-11-11). No Mean Soldier (First Edition, First Impression ed.). London: Orion. ISBN 9781857972504.

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