Colin Maud

Colin Douglas Maud
Colin Douglas Maud
	In Courseulles with Free French Captain Massignie on Bastille Day, 14 July 1944
Nickname(s)	"Mad" Maud
Born	21 January 1903; Beckenham, Kent, England
Died	22 April 1980 (aged 77)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1921–1956
Rank	Commodore
Commands	Amphibious Warfare Centre (1954–56); 4th Minesweeping Flotilla (1951–53); HMS Mull of Galloway (1948–49); HMS Berryhead (1946–47); HMS Cardigan Bay (1945–46); HMS Somali (1942); HMS Icarus (1937–42); HMS Sardonyx (1935–37); HMS H49 (1931–32)
Battles / wars	Second World War Norwegian campaign; Second Battle of Narvik; Operation Dynamo; Hunt for the Bismark; Operation Gauntlet; Operation Pedestal; Arctic convoys; Normandy landings; Battle of Walcheren Causeway;
Awards	Distinguished Service Order & Bar; Distinguished Service Cross & Bar; Mentioned in Despatches; Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)

Commodore Colin Douglas Maud, DSO & Bar, DSC & Bar (21 January 1903 – 22 April 1980) was a Royal Navy officer who during the Second World War commanded the destroyers Somali and Icarus and acted as beach master of Juno beach at the D-day landings. With a heavy black beard, he "possessed the outward appearance of a latter-day buccaneer and was endowed with exceptional boldness and tenacity to go with it". His blackthorn shillelagh and bulldog Winston provided an image when portrayed by Kenneth More in the film The Longest Day. He was described as "one of the most popular officers in the British Navy".