Reg Seekings 1 SAS. DCM. MM.

Albert Reginald Seekings DCM MM

(19 March 1920 – 16 March 1999) was a warrant officer of the British Army and a founding member of the Special Air Service (SAS). In 1940, along with his brother, he volunteered for part of Layforce in the Second World War. In 1941, he joined the SAS in North Africa, taking part in numerous raids. He later served in the European theatre and took part in the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Seekings is attributed as one of or perhaps the most battle-hardened British soldier of WW2.

Seekings participated in numerous operations during the war, including the first successful raid on Tamet airbase, where he and his team destroyed 24 German aircraft. He was known for his exceptional bravery, having survived multiple life-threatening situations, including being hit by a bullet in the neck and surviving a mortar attack that killed many of his comrades. His actions earned him several military honours, including the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and the Military Medal (MM) for his bravery in North Africa and Italy.
Seekings later served in the British South Africa Police, and emigrated to Rhodesia ( Zimbabwe) to farm tobacco. Seekings then returned to the United Kingdom shortly after Zimbabwean independence.