The badge of the LRDG depicted a black scorpion with the letters LRDG centered below it, within a silver circle. It was designed by “Bluey” Grimsey, who served in the unit. The badge presented a light resemblance to the badge of Italian Compagnia Auto-Sahariana which depicted a crab within a circle. Originally, LRDG's badge was a brooch pinned to LDRG members’ sweaters. They were made by jewelry makers of Cairo. Within a short time, such brooches started to be pinned to the black berets of Royal Tank Regiment. 

LRDG's badge

Maj P. A. Clayton (second from right) with officers of the Free French party which joined the LRDG for the Fezzan raids in January 1941, and whose camels had brought petrol in cases through the Tibesti Mountains. Lt-Col J. C. d’Ornano is second from the left. D’Ordano was killed  during the LRDG’s attack on Murzuk, on 11 January 1941. He was at the same truck as Clayton and was hit by a machine-gun bullet through his throat at close range. Col d”Ornano was the Commander of FF forces that fought along with LRDG that day.

Checking up

Three Kiwi soldiers posing in front of a decommissioned Afrika Korps 88 mm gun. July 1942