Paddy Mayne Poem by Colin Ian Jeffery

(1915-55)

Paddy Mayne, Paddy Mayne
Soldier not forgot
SAS hero, bravest of the brave
Irish man of World War Two.

Commanded in north Africa
Long rang desert SAS force
Raiding German airfields
Destroying planes and fuel dumps.

Spearheaded invasions of Europe
Parachuted behind enemy lines
Sicily, Italy, and France on D Day
With German price on his head.