Where are they now ? ... our 2 SAS Heroes
"Let me make it clear that it was important to retrieve those two soldiers."General Sir Michael Jackson, Chief of the General Staff (quoted in the Times, 12 Oct 2005)
General Sir Michael Jackson, Chief of the General Staff was in Basra a few days prior to Captain Masters untimely death to deal explicitly with the matter.
While in Basra, he no doubt also had meetings with both Brig Lorimer (who organised the raid to free the 2 SAS heroes,) and Captain Masters.
Ken Masters was Commanding Officer of the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police. He was "responsible for the investigation of all in-theatre serious incidents, plus investigations conducted by the General Police Duties element of the Theatre Investigation Group." (Statement of Britain's Ministry of Defense, 16 Oct 2005).
In this capacity, Captain Masters was responsible for investigating the circumstances of the arrest of two undercover elite SAS men, wearing Arab clothing, by Iraqi police in Basra. on September 19 (London Times (17 Oct 2005)..
Captain Ken Masters died in Basra on the 15th.October 2005 According to the MoD "the circumstances [of his death ] were not regarded as suspicious." (quoted in the Times, 12 Oct 2005)
News of the 2 SAS heroes .... Zilch
Enquiry into Masters death ......Zilch
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