Neddy
Not quite. Many years ago, at the then HQOC Officers' Mess Bar at Glenbrook, at a 'Pay Night Buffet' (remember those?), I witnessed Mice trying to convince a visiting RN pilot that he (Mice) was the world's best fighter jock. After some little time of listening politely, the visiting RN pilot turned to the barman, and asked for a pair of scissors. On receipt of same, the visiting RN officer then cut off Mice's tie, just underneath the knot. For once in the time that I knew him, Mice was speechless!
Mice had characteristics of leadership that endeared him to his troops. He was never afraid to get his hands dirty; and would never ask anyone to do something that he wasn't prepared to do himself. And he could fly the Mirage!