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Long Range Desert Group personnel
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The list Long Range Desert Group personnel includes
Edward Cecil Mitford, John Richard Easonsmith, Bill Kennedy Shaw, Ralph Alger Bagnold and Ashley Greenwood.
The list consists of 11 members.
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Edward Cecil Mitford
British Army officerOverview: Edward "Teddy" Cecil Osbaldeston Mitford was a British officer in the British Army during the Second World War and after. He was an explorer of the Sahara desert before the war which was instrumental in ...
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John Richard Easonsmith
British Army officer
Overview: John ("Jake") Richard Easonsmith DSO, MC (12 April 1909 – 16 November 1943) was a British Army soldier during World War 2. He was killed in action on the Dodecanese island of Leros whilst commanding ...Date of birth: 12 April 1909Date of death: 16 November 1943Age: 34 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Military 0
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Bill Kennedy Shaw
British archaeologist and soldier (1901–1979Overview: William Boyd Kennedy Shaw OBE (26 October 1901 – 23 April 1979) was a British desert explorer, botanist, archaeologist and soldier. During the Second World War he served with the British Army's Long ...Date of birth: 1901Date of death: 1979Age: 77 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Explorer 0
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Ralph Alger Bagnold
British Army officer
Overview: Ralph Alger Bagnold, OBE, FRS, (3 April 1896 – 28 May 1990) was an English 20th Century desert explorer, geologist and soldier.Date of birth: 3 April 1896Date of death: 28 May 1990Age: 94 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Scientist 0
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Mike Sadler
British, Military
Overview: Willis Michael Sadler (22 February 1920 – 4 January 2024) was a British Army officer. He was the last original member of the Special Air Service and one of the last survivors of the Long Range Desert Group ...Date of birth: 22 February 1920Date of death: 4 January 2024Age: 103 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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6.Overview: Ashley Martin Greenwood OBE MC QC (12 June 1912 – 30 September 2003) was a British soldier, lawyer, and judge. He served inter alia as Attorney General of Fiji and Attorney General of Gibraltar, as well ...Date of birth: 12 June 1912Date of death: 30 September 2003Age: 91 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Mountain Climber 0
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Guy Lenox Prendergast (soldier)
SAS officer
Overview: Guy Lenox Prendergast DSO (c. 1905 - 6 October 1986) was an English Saharan explorer, and British Army soldier in World War 2. He was the Commanding Officer of the Long Range Desert Group from 1941 to ... 0
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Ronald Moore (British Army soldier)
New Zealand military officerOverview: Ronald Joseph Moore DCM (10 September 1915 – 15 August 1992) was a New Zealand soldier during World War II. He was the leader of 'Moore's March', a forced march through the Western Desert by survivors ...Date of birth: 10 September 1915Date of death: 15 August 1992Age: 76 (age at death)Occupation: Military 0
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David Lloyd Owen
British Army generalOverview: Major General David Lanyon Lloyd Owen CB, DSO, OBE, MC (10 October 1917 – 5 April 2001) was a British soldier and writer. During the Second World War he commanded the Long Range Desert Group ...Date of birth: 10 October 1917Date of death: 5 April 2001Age: 83 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Military 0
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Kenneth Smith
George Cross recipientOverview: Signalman Kenneth Smith GC (7 December 1920 – 10 January 1945) of the Royal Corps of Signals, was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the bravery he showed on the night of 10 January 1945 on the ...Date of birth: 1 December 1920Date of death: 10 January 1945Age: 24 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Military 0
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Pat Clayton
British surveyor and soldierOverview: Patrick Andrew Clayton DSO MBE (16 April 1896 – 17 March 1962) was a British surveyor and soldier. He was the basis for the character of Peter Madox in The English Patient.Date of birth: 16 April 1896Date of death: 17 March 1962Age: 65 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Surveyor 0
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