Lieutenant Colonel Crowley

Colonel (Retired) Patrick Crowley MA MBE DL retired from the British Army after 34 years' service in the Queen's Regiment, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and various staff appointments. He is currently the Chief Executive of the South East Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association.

He has served in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Gibraltar, Zimbabwe and Iraq (where he was awarded the American Meritorious Service Medal). He is currently Deputy Colonel of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, which recruits from London and the South East.

He is the author of 'A Guide to The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment', 'Afghanistan - The Three Wars', 'The Infantry Regiments of Surrey', 'Kut 1916 - The Forgotten British Disaster in Iraq' (Two editions), 'Loyal to Empire - The Life of General Sir Charles Monro 1860-1929' and 'Infantry Die Hards: The Anatomy of a Regiment'. His latest book, published in 2023, is Rose, Castle and Crown: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight's Citizen Soldiers.

He is a councillor of the Army Records Society and in the general committee of the Military Historical Society. He is also a battlefield tour guide who has led various trips to the battlefields of the First and Second World Wars and the Peninsular War.