Club contact: Andrew Grant
andygrantrwg@yahoo.co.uk

                                     March 2025 – update

Patrick Trigg “Iraq”

Patrick Trigg, a British engineer, working in the region was taken hostage in September 1990 during Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Some Britons were subjected to inhuman treatment, including former Royal Marine Douglas Brand and his associate Patrick Trigg, who were captured when they tried to leave Kuwait. They were routinely beaten and had electric shock treatments with Trigg enduring four months of solitary confinement before being released just prior to the start of allied airstrikes in January 1991.The Gulf War saw many Westerners, including Trigg, used as “human shields” by Iraqi forces to deter military action. His story is a testament to resilience in the face of adversity.

Patrick illuminated his story with details such as:
His attempted escape with Douglas Brand from Kuwait under a rug at the bottom of a small boat. The lack of furniture and facilities in his prison cells. The long period of days between interrogations and the brutality of them. Constant questioning about other people which he consistently denied knowing. His growing association with the cockroaches in his cells.

The Members were impressed by his resilience and his relaxed manner of presenting what must have been an horrific experience

 Please contact me for any further information at the e-mail address above or on 02920252422.

Although our membership is growing, we still have room for new people and I would be glad to hear from any interested parties. We meet on the second Thursday of each month at the Llanishen Golf Club in Cardiff at 10am for coffee before starting the meeting proper at 10.30am. Lunch is available at the club and the great majority of the members stay for this excellent value meal.

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Andrew Grant (Secretary)