My avatar to the left is one of their number , Edgar 'Sandy' Sanders MM NZ Anti-Tank Aldershot No. 598 , my cousin .
June 1940 saw Sandy and three of his mates , now in North Africa, invoke the opt out clause and join the newly formed Long Range Patrol , the Special Forces outfit that expanded into the Long Range Desert Group.
In May 1943 Ed Sanders joined Popski's Private Army , the PPA . Another irregular special forces reconnaissance unit , the only Kiwi in it .
cheers ,
Jock
Last edited by Spr Jock; 19-01-13 at 05:13 AM.
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