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Multimedia 3 Long Range Desert Group

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Life in the Desert
Two Long Range Desert Group troopers operating the radio.
Two Long Range Desert Group troopers operating the radio.
Bill Kennedy Shaw (left), Long Range Desert Group intelligence officer and Shorty Barrett the unit’s quartermaster.
Clarkie Waetford and Joe Eyles doing their domestic chores on Patrol.
Clarkie Waetford and Joe Eyles doing their domestic chores on Patrol.
A patrol of the Long Range Desert Group salvaging one of the Axis petrol pumps.
A group of LRDG soldiers outside the mess room in Kufra Oasis in September 1941.
Recently returned to their base at Kufra, these men receive a haircut.
Recently returned to their base at Kufra, these men receive a haircut.
The irrigation pools at Siwa were the perfect way to cool off at the end of a long patrol.
The irrigation pools at Siwa were the perfect way to cool off at the end of a long patrol.
Piggyback recovery of a Long Range Desert Group Vehicle.
Piggyback recovery of a Long Range Desert Group Vehicle.
Vehicle Recovery.
Vehicle Recovery.
A Long Range Desert Group observation post in the Libyan Desert, with a soldier perched precariously on top of a palm tree with a ladder-type structure resting next to it.
Road watching position.
Camouflaged Long Range Desert Truck.
Rest
The French General Lecrec with members of the Long Range Desert Group.
The French General LeClerc with members of the Long Range Desert Group.
Briefing at Siwa Oasis.
Briefing at Siwa Oasis.
Resupplying
Resupplying

Navigating
Left, Sergeant Dick Lewis. Pte William Rees, RAOC. Also known as Taffy or Ginger, on the right adjusting the sun compass. Rees was the fitter with Y2 at Siwa when this photo was taken by Cecil Beaton.
Left, Sergeant Dick Lewis. Pte William Rees, RAOC. Also known as Taffy or Ginger, on the right adjusting the sun compass. Rees was the fitter with Y2 at Siwa when this photo was taken by Cecil Beaton.
Unidentified Pictures
A member of a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol poses with a Vickers 'K' Gas-operated machine gun on a Chevrolet 30cwt truck, May 1942.
A member of a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol poses with a Vickers ‘K’ Gas-operated machine gun on a Chevrolet 30 cwt truck, May 25th, 1942.
A member of a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol poses with a Vickers 'K' Gas-operated machine gun on a Chevrolet 30cwt truck, May 1942.
A member of a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol poses with a Vickers ‘K’ Gas-operated machine gun on a Chevrolet 30 cwt truck, May 25th, 1942.
Two soldiers of a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol on a road watch in North Africa, May 25th, 1942.
Two soldiers of a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol on a road watch in North Africa, May 25th, 1942.
Long Range Desert Troopers in a jeep. One of them is manning a bipod .303 MKII Browning Machinegun.
Long Range Desert Troopers in a jeep. One of them is manning a bipod .303 MKII Browning Machinegun.
A troopers scoots up an escarpement to get a better look down a likely avenue of approach.
A troopers scoots up an escarpement to get a better look down a likely avenue of approach.
Member of the Long Range Desert Group probably from G Patrol, digging out a truck during a reconnaissance tour of the Libyan Desert, June 3rd, 1942.
Member of the Long Range Desert Group, probably from G Patrol, digging out a truck during a reconnaissance tour of the Libyan Desert, June 3rd, 1942.
A Long Range Desert Group patrol in the African desert, November 30th, 1942.
A Long Range Desert Group patrol in the African desert, November 30th, 1942.
Loaded Ford 01 V8 Pilot Car armed with Vickers .303 machine gun.
Loaded Ford 01 V8 Pilot Car armed with Vickers .303 machine gun.
The early Pilot Car utilised was the Ford 15 CWT, sourced locally. These trucks were modified versions of the 1940 Ford 01 Pick-up trucks. One distinctive feature of these vehicles is the V-shaped grill at the front, setting them apart from standard models.
The early Pilot Car utilised was the Ford 15 CWT, sourced locally. These trucks were modified versions of the 1940 Ford 01 Pick-up trucks. One distinctive feature of these vehicles is the V-shaped grill at the front, setting them apart from standard models.
Two Ford 01 V8 Pilot Car, 15-cwt armed with Vickers .303 machine guns.
Two Ford 01 V8 Pilot Car, 15-cwt armed with Vickers .303 machine guns.
A Long Range Desert Group crew shelter in the lee of their Chevrolet truck during a sandstorm. They were part of a patrol travelling from Cairo to Siwa.
A Long Range Desert Group crew shelter in the lee of their Chevrolet truck during a sandstorm. They were part of a patrol travelling from Cairo to Siwa.
An early LRDG patrol, a year or so after the unit was first brought together, consisting of two Ford 01 V8 15-cwt in the foreground and several Chevrolet WBs in the background, and more vehicles farther away. This picture was probably taken in the Fezzan region in 1941.
An early LRDG patrol, a year or so after the unit was first brought together, consisting of two Ford 01 V8 15-cwt in the foreground and several Chevrolet WBs in the background, and more vehicles farther away. This picture was probably taken in the Fezzan region in 1941.
Four Chevrolet WB are pictured parked outside a conquered fort in Kufra in a photograph taken in March 1941.
A Long Range Desert Group Chevrolet with sand mats and sand channels clearly visible.
LRDG patrolmen and Frenchmen are pictured after the Murzuk raid. Second from the right is believed to be Pat Clayton, was was one of the first LRDG members. Amid the loot tied to the truck is a captured bicycle and a sand mat.
Long Range Desert Group patrolmen discussing or planning a raid with Frenchmen in an undated photograph.
A patrolmen is pictured posing with locals, while a Long Range Desert Group patrol truck sits in the background.
A patrolman is pictured posing with locals, while a Long Range Desert Group patrol truck sits in the background.
Three men of the Long Range Desert Group using Camouflage netting to conceal their vehicle.
Three men of the Long Range Desert Group using Camouflage netting to conceal their vehicle.
Camouflage netting conceals a Long Range Desert Group vehicle from any enemy aircraft.
Camouflage netting conceals a Long Range Desert Group vehicle from any enemy aircraft.
Stuck on a razorback, three Long Range Desert Group soldiers discussing the best method to extricate their vehicle.
Stuck on a razorback, three Long Range Desert Group soldiers discussing the best method to extricate their vehicle.
THE LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP (LRDG) DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (HU 71344) A Long Range Desert Group truck halted while its crew enjoy a midday break in the shade beneath the vehicle, July 1942. This shade was sometimes shared by exhausted and migrating birds. Corporal Read, Medical Orderly, is on top of the truck. It was essential to stop at midday in the summer because the shadow of the sun-compass needle was too short to give an accurate reading Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205018352
THE LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP (LRDG) DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (HU 71344) A Long Range Desert Group truck halted while its crew enjoy a midday break in the shade beneath the vehicle, July 1942. This shade was sometimes shared by exhausted and migrating birds. Corporal Read, Medical Orderly, is on top of the truck. It was essential to stop at midday in the summer because the shadow of the sun-compass needle was too short to give an accurate reading Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205018352
THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA 1942 (E 12375) An LRDG patrol leaving Siwa oasis, 25 May 1942. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203787
THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA 1942 (E 12375) An Long Range Desert Group patrol leaving Siwa oasis, May 25th, 1942. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205203787
THE LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP (LRDG) IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (E 12385) Three Long Range Desert Group 30-cwt Chevrolet trucks, surrounded by desert. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196758
THE LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP (LRDG) IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (E 12385) Three Long Range Desert Group 30-cwt Chevrolet trucks, surrounded by desert. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196758
THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943 (E 12343) Members of the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) inspect newly-issued Chevrolet 30cwt trucks in Cairo, May 1942. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196169
THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943 (E 12343) Members of the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) inspect newly-issued Chevrolet 30cwt trucks in Cairo, May 1942. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196169
Moore and other members recovering after his walk. Left trooper is Moore and second right is Tighe.
Moore and other members recovering after his walk. Left trooper is Moore and second right is Tighe.
Troopers Al Nutt, Crosby Morris, and Ian “Snowy” McCulloch pictured after their trudge and recovery in 1942.
Troopers Al Nutt, Crosby Morris, and Ian “Snowy” McCulloch pictured after their trudge and recovery in 1942.
Left. Captaine Massu of the Free French, Far right, James Swanson. The sitting man in Arab clothing is Mohamed ben Atiyeh el Fakhri. He was in the service of the Free French and accompanied Lieutenant Colonel d’Ornano on the Long Range Desert Group raid on Murzuk (Fezzan) in January 1941.
Ford F 30 truck. Long Range Desert Group Trooper right possible wearing an Afrika Korp M41 Tropical peaked cap.
Ford F30 truck showing some unusual features on a post September 1942 truck.
Ford F 30 truck showing some unusual features on a post September 1942 truck.