Lieutenant Colonel Paddy Mayne, DSO & Three Bars

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Robert Blair Mayne, DSO & Three Bars (1915 - 1955)

Also Known As: "Paddy Mayne"
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Birthplace: Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Death: December 14, 1955 (40)
Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (Road accident)
Place of Burial: Movilla Abbey graveyard, Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of William Mayne and Margaret Boyle Mayne
Brother of Mary Boyle Stevenson; Thomas Mayne; Barbara Law Vance Mayne; William O'Neill Mayne; Frances Eleanor Elliott and 1 other

Occupation: British Army soldier, solicitor, Ireland rugby union international, amateur boxer, and a founding member of the SAS
Managed by: Bill Barnes
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About Lieutenant Colonel Paddy Mayne, DSO & Three Bars


One of the principal members of the early SAS, he led the Special Raiding Service and was awarded the DSO four times, controversially missing out on a Victoria Cross.

He is named after his mother's cousin Robert Blair who also gained the DSO (and missed out on a VC), this time for bravery during the First World War.



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Lieutenant Colonel Paddy Mayne, DSO & Three Bars's Timeline

1915
January 11, 1915
Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1955
December 14, 1955
Age 40
Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
December 16, 1955
Age 40
Movilla Abbey graveyard, Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom