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Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair Mayne, DSO & Three Bars (11 January 1915 – 14 December 1955), better known as Paddy Mayne, was a British Army officer from Newtownards, capped for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions at rugby union, lawyer, amateur boxer, and a founding member of the Special Air Service (SAS).
Lieutenant-Colonel ‘Paddy’ Mayne is a legendary figure in the history of the Special Forces. A celebrated sportsman with a turbulent character, he played a vital role in the early successes of the Special Air Service (SAS), becoming one of its most important commanders. 10 min read.
Blair “Paddy” Mayne was one of the pillars of the early SAS. A man of extraordinary nerve but equally a man with a problematic temperament, Mayne epitomised the qualities you’d look for in an SAS operative. But there were undoubtedly aspects of his personality that would cause any commander to doubt his suitability.
31 de oct. de 2022 · On the heels of his stunning military successes, a number of stories about Mayne sprang up. Born on 11 January 1915, Mayne had been a solicitor and a Lions rugby player – a rising star – before the war, one apparently known for tearing up hotel rooms and scrapping with dock workers while on tour.
17 de ago. de 2021 · A born fighter who thrived in the eye of the storm, Robert Blair Mayne was known to fellow soldiers as “Paddy.”. Born Jan. 11, 1915, in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, to a large Protestant family, Mayne was a quiet young man with literary ambitions who studied law at Queen’s University in Belfast.
Robert Blair «Paddy» Mayne (Newtownards, Condado de Down; 11 de enero de 1915-Ibídem, 14 de diciembre de 1955) fue un teniente coronel del ejército británico, seleccionado de los British and Irish Lions en el rugby union, abogado, boxeador irlandés aficionado y miembro cofundador del Servicio Aéreo Especial (SAS en inglés).
8 de nov. de 2022 · THE Irishman Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne must rank among the most courageous and significant heroes of the Second World War. Yet his name is little known outside of the realm of military history buffs, and perhaps, thanks to a pending BBC drama, also Tom Hardy fans.
