Col. Robert “Paddy” Mayne, one of the most decorated British Army officers of the war. Born in 1915 to a prominent Scots-Presbyterian family, Mayne pioneered modern special forces warfare.

Born in 1915 in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair 'Paddy' Mayne was one of the founding members of the SAS during the Second World War and has been ...

Robert Blair “Paddy” Mayne — also an amateur boxing champion and rugby star capped for Ireland and the British Lions — had already won the Distinguished ­Service Order medal three times ...

BBC's SAS Rogue Heroes tells the true story of the Special Air Services military group in the Second World War and the soldiers who led them, such as Lieutenant-Colonel David Stirling (Connor ...

But will that include a famous Ulsterman, who has been described as “the greatest soldier ever” — the legendary Robert ­‘Paddy’ Blair Mayne of Newtownards?

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne, a founding member of the Special Air Service (SAS), stands as one of the most decorated yet controversially overlooked soldiers of the Second ...

Jack O'Connell as Robert Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne in season 2 of 'Rogue Heroes'. Credit: Robert Viglasky / BBC / Banijay When the high-action drama of Rogue Heroes picks up again in season 2 ...

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne (played by Jack O'Connell) is one of the real life characters under focus in the series. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The soldier was a ...

Bill Stirling (Gwilym Lee) and Paddy Mayne (Jack O’Connell). (Image: BBC/Banijay Rights/Robert Viglasky) David Stirling (Connor Swindells). (Image: BBC/Banijay Rights/Robert Viglasky ...