HONOURED SON of ARDS

Harry

and James

Kennedy

at

Blair Mayne

Statue.

A lifesize bronze statue of Blair Mayne

stands in Conway Square, Newtownards,

and the western bypass of the town is

also named in his honour. ...

Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Blair ('Paddy') Mayne DSO & 3 Bars

(11 January 1915 - 14 December 1955)

was a Northern Irish soldier, solicitor, Rugby union international and polar explorer.

Born in the County Down market town of Newtownards, the son of a grocer and one of seven children, Mayne attended Regent House Grammar School.

For more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Blair_Mayne

http://members.aol.com/bma1997/index.htm