SAS soldier who was a bodyguard for Sir Billy Connolly has been laid to rest in a poignant ceremony in Thailand. David Penman was renowned for his bravery after he pulled an injured comrade from a burning plane in 1999.
He was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder by Connolly’s wife Pamela Stephenson.The former 22-SAS sergeant, from Falkirk, moved to Thailand where it is believed he suffered a cardiac arrest brought on by years of ill health.At the ceremony, The Last Post was played before fellow Army veterans and Buddhist monks held a minute’s silence in David’s memory.An unnamed member of the SAS Association said: “David was a pilgrim. “He joined us in the 80s and you needed to be fit and determined.
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