Hi Jelle I think you will find that before joining the SAS he would have to join the British Army and go through all the basics etc, he could then possibly be selected for special training. Someone does not just arrive and immediately join the SAS. Is it possible he helped SAS or joined a Dutch equivalent. If he joined the British SAS then as mentioned he would have to join the British Army which would mean he has a British service record - assuming he has died then you could request his service records from the UK MOD with forms from the link - Request records of deceased service personnel TD
Hi, Welcome to the forum. I think your query might be best served by being in a standalone topic that might more easily attract our Dutch members. From my limited knowledge I believe all non British SAS units were transferred to the armed forces of their home nation immediately post WW2. Dutch SAS: The Untold Story. Have you made any enquiries with Dutch Military archives? Good Luck Steve
There was significant use made of line crossers who were recruited by allied forces and sent back into occupied territory to provide information. Amongst these was a successful SAS sponsored operation (Op Cawton) in which locally recruited Dutch line crossers were given a short period of training in the use of S Phones and sent back into occupied territory to provide information on troop movements, artillery targets etc. They also provided valuable information about evading Allied forces to IS9 thus enabling them to organise their passage back to allied lines. Communication was to RAF and RCA F aircraft flying close to the border which carried other locally recruited Dutch personnel attached to IS9. One such operation was called Operation Blackmail and was operated in March 1945 by 264 Squadron, flying Mosquitos from Gilze Rijen. Canadian AOP Squadrons also flew similar missions with the same Dutch personnel
