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Memorial appeal for heroic World War II 'Ghost Patrol' soldiers
The charity says the memorial will honor the unit’s wartime role and its 51 known dead as it seeks public donations.
- The LRDG Memorial Fund is seeking £150,000 in donations to erect a 5.8-metre-high scorpion sculpture at the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens in Staffordshire, honoring the Long Range Desert Group.
- Formed in Cairo in 1940, the LRDG, nicknamed 'Ghost Patrol,' operated behind enemy lines across North Africa; the appeal follows the August death of Jack Mann, the unit's last surviving veteran, at age 100.
- Internationally recognised sculptor James Doran-Webb designed the tribute, featuring a driftwood scorpion within a three-metre stainless-steel ring that traces the unit's wartime journey from North Africa to the Aegean, Italy, and the Balkans.
- Meg Kennedy Shaw, daughter of intelligence officer Bill Kennedy Shaw, said the memorial ensures "the final living link to this extraordinary group of men has gone," making permanent public recognition essential for the LRDG.
- Supporters can contribute to the £150,000 target through the LRDG Memorial Fund website, which includes a link to JustGiving for donations to preserve the unit's extraordinary wartime legacy.
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Memorial appeal for heroic World War II 'Ghost Patrol' soldiers
They were known as the ‘Ghost Patrol’ by opposing Italian forces because the unit often appeared suddenly out of nowhere in the deep desert
·Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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