Roy “Blondie” Duncalfe
Guardsman · #2695425 · G1 Patrol · MM
| Rank | Guardsman |
|---|---|
| Service number | #2695425 |
| Patrol | G1 Patrol |
| Regiment | Scots Guards |
| Known as | “Blondie” |
| Honours | MM |
| POW / KIA | PoW — Dodecanese, 22 Nov 1943 (earlier MIA, Barce 1942, rejoined) |
What this roll records
Deeper background (2026): his Military Medal was gazetted — “No. 2695425 Guardsman Roy Duncalfe, Scots Guards,” The London Gazette supp. 35799, p.5142 (24 Nov 1942) — consistent with his G (Guards) Patrol service. Source: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35799/supplement/5142
Confirmed.
March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy): Driver
Barce Raid, Sept 1942 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy): Jeep G2 driver — MIA after 2m by 8th Army
Dodecanese operations, 1943: prisoner of war 22 Nov 1943. Source: Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA (Appendix V), compiled by Jim Patch, LRDG (UK) Association.
North Africa — 14 Sep 1942, Barce: evaded capture. Evaded at Barce; posted 'not missing' 4 Oct 1942. Source: TRACKS magazine (LRDG Association), Ian Chard, 'Not all were lucky — LRDG missing in North Africa', June 2023.
Barce Raid, Sept 1942 — G1 patrol: Jeep (Brendan O'Carroll).
Aegean/Dodecanese operations, 1943: listed as Corporal Duncalfe, service no. 2695425; taken prisoner of war, 22 Nov 1943. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean’ (Appendix V, Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA).
HIS MILITARY MEDAL, CONFIRMED AND DATED. London Gazette, 24 November 1942, Supplement 35799, page 5142, under “The Military Medal.”: “No. 2695425 Guardsman Roy Duncalfe, Scots Guards.” He was a Guardsman of the SCOTS GUARDS, which this card did not name. Source: The London Gazette.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
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