They tell the story of how the units were formed in 1940 when Col Colin McVean Gubbins (Commanding Officer Royal Artillery) recruited a dozen regional captains as intelligence officers.

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Lt Col Benjamin Wrench, commanding officer of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, added that he enriched the lives of everybody he came across.

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Lt Col Ewen Murchison, Commanding Officer, 42 Commando Royal Marines, described Marine Wright as "an impressive young man with an insatiable appetite for life".

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Cpl Savage, a keen skier and kayak instructor, was described by Lt Col Robin Lindsay, Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, as an "exceptional soldier".

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Lt Col Gerald Strickland MBE, Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, said that with Major Bowman's death, the battalion had lost a "brave" and "truly courageous" commander who had led with a "rare determination".

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Lt Col Martin Todd, the commanding officer of the Queen's Royal Lancers, said Sgt Jones had been a proud Welshman.

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