Frank Collins

Who is Frank Collins?

Frank Collins was a Church of England Minister and the first 22 SAS soldier to enter the building in the Iranian Embassy Siege in 1980. Whilst with 22 SAS B Squadron Air Troop, Collins served with both Al Slater, and Charles Bruce QGM. He left the service to pursue religion. After becoming a vicar, he was commissioned as a chaplain in the 23 SAS Regiment and served as padre in the The Parachute Regiment.

His autobiography, Baptism of Fire, was published by Doubleday in 1997. He committed suicide a year later when he became depressed after being told to resign from the army as Chaplain by the army authorities who were not happy about the book.