Herbert Hasler
Lieutenant Colonel Herbert George Blondie Hasler DSO, OBE was a distinguished Royal Marines officer in the Second World War. In December 1942 he led a small commando raid against Axis shipping in Bordeaux. He was responsible for many of the concepts which ultimately led to the postwar formation of the Special Boat Service. After the war he became a notable yachtsman, contributing especially to developments in singlehanded sailing.
Hasler was born in Dublin onFebruary 1914, the youngest son of Lieutenant Arthur Thomas Hasler , and his wife, Annie Georgina . His father died after the troopship Transylvania was torpedoed onMay 1917. Hasler was sent to Wellington College, where he was a keen sportsman. He was commissioned into the Royal Marines onSeptember 1932.
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