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In 1962 at the age of 18 he enlisted with the
British Army's Welsh Guards, which he served with for 4 years. At the age of 22 he applied to join the Special Air Service Regiment, and having passed its selection course was transferred into it, and went on to have an extensive career with its squadrons
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Davies was also employed as an advisor/presenter, and occasionally dramatically acted in
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airport. Davies had originally been sent to the scene to act as an observer and advisor, but once there ended up taking part in the armed assault on the plane to free the hostages, for which he was awarded the
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Davies retired from the
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Davies married four times and was the father of two children, a son and daughter from his second marriage.
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based B.C.B. International, Ltd., a military, police and survival equipment manufacturer.
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regiments. He was later a published author, and worked in television production.
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for almost 20 years around the world, including in service in
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Soldier of
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Modern
Survival: How to cope when everything falls apart
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Spycraft Manual: Insider's Guide to
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in Spain, where he had resided since the late 1990s.
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420:(2011), co-authored with N. McCrery
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243:(2002–04), and 'Spymaster' (2004).
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400:Terrorism
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