Guy Prendergast (British Army officer)

Guy Lenox Prendergast
Guy Lenox Prendergast, DSO
Bornc. 1905
Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Died(1986-10-06)6 October 1986 (aged 81)
Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Service / branchBritish Army
RankBrigadier
UnitLong Range Desert Group
Special Air Service
CommandsLong Range Desert Group
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order

Guy Lenox Prendergast DSO (c. 8 July 1905 – 6 October 1986) was an English Saharan explorer, and British Army soldier in World War II. He was the commanding officer of the Long Range Desert Group from 1941 to 1943.[1]

  1. ^ The Long Range Desert Group in World War II, by Gavin Mortimer (Pub. Osprey, 2017).