Talaiasi Labalaba information

Talaiasi Labalaba

BEM
Talaiasi Labalaba; BEM
	Memorial to Sergeant Labalaba at the Royal Artillery Museum, London
Nickname(s)	"Laba"
Born	13 July 1942; Fiji
Died	19 July 1972 (aged 30); Mirbat, Oman
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1960–1972
Rank	Sergeant
Service number	23892771
Unit	Royal Ulster Rifles; Royal Irish Rangers; Special Air Service
Battles/wars	Aden Emergency; Dhofar Rebellion Battle of Mirbat;
Awards	British Empire Medal; Mentioned in Despatches

Talaiasi Labalaba BEM (13 July 1942 – 19 July 1972) was a British-Fijian sergeant in the SAS who was involved in the Battle of Mirbat on 19 July 1972.^[1] Labalaba initially served in the British Army in the Royal Ulster Rifles.^[1]^[2]

^ ^a ^b "Personal Details: Labalaba, Talaiasi". Armed Forces Memorial roll of honour. GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
^ He is listed under that regiment and not under SAS in his entry on the Armed Forces Memorial Roll of Honour. His government-issued headstone bears the RIR regimental crest, with the SAS 'winged dagger' a subsidiary depiction.

[afm-1] "Personal Details: Labalaba, Talaiasi". Armed Forces Memorial roll of honour. GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

[2] He is listed under that regiment and not under SAS in his entry on the Armed Forces Memorial Roll of Honour. His government-issued headstone bears the RIR regimental crest, with the SAS 'winged dagger' a subsidiary depiction.

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