Ronald Moore (Trooper)
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Trooper Ronald Moore was the leader of 'Moore's March', a forced march through the Libyan Desert
by survivors of a Long Range Desert Group
patrol. This followed the Battle of Kufra
in February 1941 during which Moore's patrol was ambushed by the Italian Auto-Saharan Company
. Moore was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
for his actions.
Libyan Desert
The Libyan Desert covers an area of approximately 1,100,000 km2, it extends approximately 1100 km from east to west, and 1,000 km from north to south, in about the shape of a rectangle...
by survivors of a Long Range Desert Group
Long Range Desert Group
The Long Range Desert Group was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. The commander of the German Afrika Corps, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, admitted that the LRDG "caused us more damage than any other British unit of equal strength".Originally called...
patrol. This followed the Battle of Kufra
Battle of Kufra (1941)
The Battle of Kufra was part of the World War II Allies Western Desert Campaign in the colony of Italian Libya, in the Libyan Desert of present day southeastern Libya...
in February 1941 during which Moore's patrol was ambushed by the Italian Auto-Saharan Company
Auto-Saharan Company
The Auto-Saharan Companies were Italian military units specialised in long range patrols of the Sahara Desert. The units operated from the late 1930s to the Italian surrender in 1943.-History:...
. Moore was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
Distinguished Conduct Medal
The Distinguished Conduct Medal was an extremely high level award for bravery. It was a second level military decoration awarded to other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to non-commissioned personnel of other Commonwealth countries.The medal was instituted in 1854, during the Crimean...
for his actions.