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

African Desert War

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

Crashed Hurricane with 2 Kiwi's ,African Desert,1942