Title:THE UNVEILING OF THE BLAIR MAYNE STATUE, NEWTOWNARDS, NORTHERN IRELAND, 2 MAY 1997 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFB 159
Other titles:NORTHERN IRELAND ARMY INFORMATION SERVICES COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Veterans of the Special Air Service (SAS) attend the unveiling of a memorial statue of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne, the most decorated soldier of the Second World War and one of the founder members of the SAS.
Description: (Tape 1) Veterans gather for the ceremony.
(Tape 2) Interviews with SAS veterans Johnny Cooper and Frank Josling, both of whom worked with Paddy Mayne in the early days of the SAS.
(Tape 3) Marchpast of the Royal Irish Regiment band.
(Tape 4) Extracts: Interview with Johnny Cooper; SAS veterans in Newtownards; shots of ceremony, Royal Irish Regiment marching band and views of the statue of Lieutenant-Colonel Mayne.
Alternative Title:NORTHERN IRELAND ARMY INFORMATION SERVICES COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
