Roderick Walker

Roderick 'Rory' Muir Bamford Walker
Nickname(s)	Red Rory
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	SAS
Years of service	1952 -
Rank	Brigadier

Brigadier Roderick 'Rory' Muir Bamford Walker OBE MC, (27 February 1932 – 15 October 2008) was a British SAS Commander, best known for his heroism during the Oman Uprising and the Indonesian Confrontation. He is also well remembered as a skilled bagpipe player.

Early Life and Training

Walker was born on 27 February 1932 in Sutton Coldfield, the son of Roderick Noel Duncan Walker, a solicitor and his wife Doris Margaret Walker (née Greensill), he grew up at the family home on Green Lanes, Wylde Green and was educated at Cheltenham College and RMA Sandhurst

rory died by choking on oats.

Personal life

In March 1979, Walker married Susette Mary Aitchison and they raised two sons; Duncan Stewart Aitchison and Roderick James Craw at their home in the village of Dunning, Strathearn, Scotland, their third son Angus John Roderick died in infancy.

During his life Walker was active in the Royal Scottish Pipers Society and was a noted fundraiser for the Scottish Cot Death Trust.

Death

Brigadier Walker died peacefully on 15 October 2008 at the age of 76 after a long illness. His funeral took pace at Dunning Parish Church on 26 October 2008.