Alexander “Alex” Winchester

Guardsman · #2697148 · T1 Patrol

Rank	Guardsman
Service number	#2697148
Patrol	T1 Patrol
Regiment	Scots Guards
Known as	“Alex”

What this roll records

A Dunkirk veteran, one of the party that walked out of Gebel Sherif (Jan–Feb 1941); too weak to continue on the ninth day, he was found delirious but alive by the French. Source: ‘Long Range Desert Group in Libya, 1940–41’, Episodes & Studies Vol. 1 (NZ official war history).

North Africa — 1 Feb 1941, Jebel Sherif: evaded capture. Posted missing 1 Feb 1941 but not captured; eventually returned to his parent regiment. Source: TRACKS magazine (LRDG Association), Ian Chard, 'Not all were lucky — LRDG missing in North Africa', June 2023.

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Where this comes from

AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
Murzuk Raid roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
Listed in the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.

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