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| Headquarters |
| Commanding Officers |
| Bagnold, Ralph Agnot Temporary Colonel, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Second Lieutenant No. 10231 Royal Engineers Royal Corps of Signals Long Range Patrol Unit Long Range Desert Group Inspector of Desert Troops Deputy Signal Officer-in-Chief Middle East Fellow of Royal Geographical Society 1944 Born: April 3rd, 1896, Plymouth, England Died: May 28th, 1990, Hither Green, London | |
| Prendergast, Guy Lenox Temporary Lieutenant Colonel, Major No. 32106 Royal Tank Regiment Royal Armoured Corps Long Range Desert Group Commanding Office, Long Range Desert Group Second-in Command, Raiding Forces Middle East | |
| Easonsmith, John Richard “Jake” Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant 4th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, Territorial Army 66th Search Light Regiment Royal Artillery Royal Tank Regiment Long Range Desert Group, T1 Patrol, Commanding Officer Long Range Desert Group, T Patrol, Commanding Officer Long Range Desert Group, Commanding Officer Born: April 12th,1909 KIA: November 16th, 1943, Leros | |
| Lloyd Owen, David Lanyon Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain No. 74596 2nd Battalion Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) Long Range Desert Group Commanding Officer, Y2 Patrol Commanding Officer, Long Range Desert Group Born: October 10th, 1917, Hampton, Middlesex Died: April 5th, 2001 |
| Commanding Officers |
| Mitford, Edward Cecil Osbaldeston “Teddy” Acting Major, Captain No. 41253 Squadron Headquarters Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps 17th Armoured Division Long Range Patrol Unit Long Range Desert Group, W Patrol Commanding Officer, A Squadron Born: November 20th, 1908, London Died: July 16th, 2002 |  |
| Officers |
| Browne, L.H. “Tony” Captain, 2nd Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport Long Range Patrol Long Range Desert Group T Patrol, Long Range Desert Group No. 4444 Born: 1908 Died: 1970 | |
| Edmundson, Francis Barette “Frank” Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant New Zealand Medical Corps Long Range Patrol Long Range Desert Group Long Range Desert Group, First medical officer Francis Barette (Frank) Edmundson Commanding Officer, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 New Zealand Field Ambulances Deputy Director of Medical Services, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Forces Born: January 22nd, 1910 Napier, New Zealand Died: Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Folland, Dudley Crofton Captain, Lieutenant No. 148582 Long Range Desert Group Prisoner of War: Leros, November 23rd, 1943 Birth: November 28th, 1912 | |
| Haywood, G.B. 2nd Lieutenant Middlesex Yeomonry Long Range Desert Group Signal Officer, Long Range Desert Group | |
| Lawson, Richard Pike “Doc” Captain No. 115755 Royal Army Medical Corps Long Range Desert Group Medical Officer, Long Range Desert Group | |
| McMahon, F.T. Lieutenant Long Range Desert Group Quartermaster, Long Range Desert Group | |
| Croucher, Cecil Howard Bruce “Dick” Captain, 2nd Lieutenant, General List Long Range Desert Group Commander, R2 Patrol, Long Range Desert Group General Staff Officer General Headquarters, Middle East Forces Intelligence Officer, Long Range Desert Group Intelligence Officer, Raiding Forces Middle East Intelligence Officer Long Range Desert Group Born: February 25th, 1910, Great Britain Died: 1987, Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Non-Commisioned Officers |
| Blaze, S. Sergeant Major Long Range Desert Group Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group No. 3708155 | |
| Le Galloudec, E. Corporal Long Range Desert Group Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group No. 15495019 M.T. N.C.O. | |
| Allen, Ernest M. “Mick” Lance Corporal, Private No. 7354503 Royal Army Medical Corps Long Range Desert Group Medical Orderly, Long Range Desert Group Born: September 29th, 1911 Died: May 10th, 1951 | |
| Rogers, I. Lance Corporal Long Range Desert Group Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group No. 801831 Cook | |
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| Other Ranks |
| Beresford, E. Private Long Range Desert Group Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group No. 3711825 Driver 1 class | |
| Cheetham, L. Guardsman Scots Guards Long Range Desert Group Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group No. 4102302 Driver 1 class | |
| Farmer, Daniel New Zealand Corporal, Temporary Corporal No. 261630 New Zealand Ordnance Corps, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force Light Repair Section, Long Range Desert Group |  |
| Greenwood, S.N. Driver Long Range Desert Group Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group No. 132020 Driver 1 class | |
| Hird, G. Guardsman Long Range Desert Group Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group No. 2657663 Coldstream Guards Driver 1 class | |
| Jack, G. Guardsman Long Range Desert Group Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group No. 2695665 Driver 1 class | |
| Kevan, J.D.”Flossie” Private Long Range Desert Group Signalman, Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group | |
| Morrison, Bill Gunner Long Range Desert Group Signalman, Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group | |
| Scott, C.H. Private Long Range Desert Group Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group No. 5495302 Driver 1 class | |
| Smith, William “Bill” Private Long Range Desert Group Signalman, Long Range Desert Group | |
| Streat, G. Driver Long Range Desert Group Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group No. 10187251 Driver 1 class | |
| Thurgood, Leo Private Long Range Desert Group Signalman, Headquarters, Long Range Desert Group Signalman, T1 Patrol, Long Range Desert Group Signalman, R2 Patrol, Long Range Desert Group | |