Draft:Taff Groves
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Early life and military career[edit]
Taff was born in Cardiff [1] and grew up in the Ely and Cathays area. He joined the Royal Regiment of Wales at 19, then a short stint with the RAF Regiment before returning to the 'Welsh'. He passed at his first attempt at United Kingdom Special Forces selection in 1985 and was attached to the SAS, with which he remained for the rest of his 30 years plus British Army career. He served in 'B' Squadron 22 SAS and later L Detachment Reserves.
Post military life[edit]
Taff works as a global security consultant for a large logistics company [2]. In 2013 Taff was a key rescuer in the Westgate Shopping Mall terrorist attack. [3]
Westgate shopping mall attack[edit]
On the 21st of September 2013 at least 4 Al Shabab terrorists in civilian clothes entered from various entry points the Westgate Shopping Mall, an upscale Mall in the Westlands district of Nairobi Kenya. They were armed with AK47 rifles, RPD light machine guns and grenades. They then started throwing grenades and firing indiscriminately at shoppers and workers.[4][5] The Mall was not fully declared secure until the 24th of September by Kenyan security forces.
The attack resulted in 67 reported deaths - 62 civilians (both foreigners and locals) and 5 Kenyan soldiers[6][7]
Approximately 200 people were wounded in the massacre many with life changing injuries. [8]
A major fire during the incident caused a collapse of the Mall and it has never been properly rebuilt even though it was partly reopened in 2015.[9]