WWII archive belonging to one of the original members goes up for auction - News Summed Up

WWII archive belonging to one of the original members goes up for auction


The commando's military possessions include a photo album containing previously unseen images of the founding members of the elite force. Pictured: A collection of photos show the first members of the SAS in North Africa. Casey also snapped Lieutenant Colonel Paddy Mayne, a former British Lions rugby international who went on to destroy more than 100 enemy aircraft in SAS operations. After the war Casey left the military and became a parquet floor layer. Pictured: Members of 1st SAS parading in their heavily armed jeeps in Norway at the end of the war


Source: The North Africa Journal February 26, 2020 12:25 UTC



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