Paddy Mayne: Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 Sas Regiment

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Mayne’s remarkable bravado to disrupt Rommel’s campaign in north Africa and later in Italy, France and Germany would culminate in the Ulsterman as one of the army’s most decorated soldiers. Mayne was initially awarded a Victoria Cross for his actions at Oldenburg in April 1945, with the citation signed off by Field Marshal Montgomery. Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen's daughter Sami Sheen, 19, wears only white lace lingerie for Halloween as she poses with a friend Rebekah Vardy 'is rushed to hospital after horror accident on her horse where she was dragged along the ground by her stirrup'

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Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne was born in Newtownards, County Down, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), the sixth of seven children in a Protestant family. The Maynes were prominent landowners who owned several retail businesses in the town. He was named Robert Blair after a second cousin, who at the time of his birth was a British Army officer serving in the First World War. The family home, Mount Pleasant, is situated on the hills above Newtownards. [2]Met anti-drug strategy chief is guilty of gross misconduct after failing to provide a sample when he was... Kelsea Ballerini shares racy photos in a cowgirl hat and pink bikini bottoms for Nylon's It Girl issue cover... as her beau Chase Stokes' ex Madelyn Cline comments on the outfit Israel-Hamas war LIVE: Israeli airstrikes destroy 300 targets in Gaza and Lebanon overnight as WHO warns of 'imminent public health catastrophe' Matthew Perry death LATEST: Friends actor 'had not been in hot tub long' before body was found, report claims - as co-stars break their silence with heartbreaking tributes

At the height of the Battle of Normandy, on 9th August 1944, Mayne parachuted behind enemy lines. In France, he conducted reconnaissance before returning again on 19th August near Orleans. From there he pushed through enemy lines killing many German soldiers with machine guns mounted on Jeeps. This led to the second bar on his DSO. Many such raids were carried out throughout France in 1944. Oldenburg, 1945 The Challenge star Nelson Thomas charged with DWI... months after being rescued from burning vehicle following car crash During the course of the Second World War, Mayne became one of the British Army's most highly decorated soldiers. [1] He was controversially denied a Victoria Cross. Wulfsohn, Ryan. "SAS Founding Fathers, Part One". specialoperations.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012 . Retrieved 7 April 2008. MAFS UK's Bianca reveals she wanted to be matched with GEORGES rather than JJ because of his 'manly vibes'The Crown will portray Princess Diana as pregnant and will showMohamed Al-Fayed claiming she and Dodi were killed as part of an 'establishment plot', source claims Yet the officer, who was born Douglas Claye but added the second element of his surname to boost his kudos, became a traitor after he was captured by the Germans. The former SAS member became the only British officer to join the Nazis during the war when he signed up for the British Free Corps. Above: Claye's mugshot when he was imprisoned in Germany One of seven siblings, Robert Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne (1915-55) was born into a prosperous family in Newtownards in Northern Ireland. He was a superb athlete and all-round sportsman, most notably representing both Ireland and the British Lions at rugby. Kelly Osbourne shares an adorable rare snap with her son Sidney, 11 months, as she sports bright red nose and teases their Halloween costumes While at university he took up boxing, becoming Irish Universities Heavyweight Champion in August 1936. He followed this by reaching the final of the British Universities Heavyweight Championship, but was beaten on points. With a handicap of 8, he won the Scrabo Golf Club President's Cup the next year. [5]