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Stirling was born at his family's ancestral home, Keir House in the parish of Lecropt, Perthshire. He was the son of Brigadier General Archibald Stirling, of Keir, and Margaret Fraser, daughter of Simon Fraser, the Lord Lovat, (a descendant of Charles II, King of Scots). His cousin was Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, and his grandparents were Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet and Lady Anna Maria Leslie-Melville. He was educated at Ampleforth College and Trinity College, Cambridge. A tall and athletic figure (he was tall), he was training to climb Mount Everest when World War II broke out. Raised in the Roman Catholic faith of his mother, he attended the Benedictine Ampleforth College.

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  • David Stirling
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  • Stirling was born at his family's ancestral home, Keir House in the parish of Lecropt, Perthshire. He was the son of Brigadier General Archibald Stirling, of Keir, and Margaret Fraser, daughter of Simon Fraser, the Lord Lovat, (a descendant of Charles II, King of Scots). His cousin was Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, and his grandparents were Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet and Lady Anna Maria Leslie-Melville. He was educated at Ampleforth College and Trinity College, Cambridge. A tall and athletic figure (he was tall), he was training to climb Mount Everest when World War II broke out. Raised in the Roman Catholic faith of his mother, he attended the Benedictine Ampleforth College.
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  • 1937(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1915-11-15(xsd:date)
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  • 23(xsd:integer)
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  • Phantom Major
Name
  • Sir David Stirling
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  • Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
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  • --11-04
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  • UK
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  • Stirling was born at his family's ancestral home, Keir House in the parish of Lecropt, Perthshire. He was the son of Brigadier General Archibald Stirling, of Keir, and Margaret Fraser, daughter of Simon Fraser, the Lord Lovat, (a descendant of Charles II, King of Scots). His cousin was Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, and his grandparents were Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet and Lady Anna Maria Leslie-Melville. He was educated at Ampleforth College and Trinity College, Cambridge. A tall and athletic figure (he was tall), he was training to climb Mount Everest when World War II broke out. Raised in the Roman Catholic faith of his mother, he attended the Benedictine Ampleforth College.
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