Eoin McGonigal

Eoin Christopher McGonigal was an officer of the British Army and a founding member of the Special Air Service.
Before joining the Royal Ulster Rifles in 1939, he studied law at Trinity College Dublin. He later became a member of the No. 11 (Scottish) Commando before joining the Special Air Service along with his best friend, Paddy Mayne. He was killed after a parachute jump during Operation Squatter, an unsuccessful raid on forward Axis airfields in North Africa, in support of Operation Crusader.

Personal life

Born in Dublin to John McGonigal and Margaret McGonigal, he was brought up in Belfast. He was the younger brother of Ambrose McGonigal, who later became a High Court Judge in Northern Ireland.

In popular culture

McGonigal is portrayed by Dónal Finn in the BBC action drama SAS: Rogue Heroes.