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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1464/
- Published: 2026-04-24T18:30:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-24T18:30:47.000Z
- Description: For LRDG drivers, it wasn’t simply a matter of getting from A to B.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: ANZAC Day, Face of the Day

> Alf Saunders was just 22 years old when he began driving trucks for the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG).  
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> The LRDG was a highly specialised unit made up mostly of New Zealanders who carried out reconnaissance and raiding missions deep behind enemy lines in the North African desert during World War II.  
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> For LRDG drivers, it wasn’t simply a matter of getting from A to B. Mobility in the desert – mastering the unpredictable terrain of sand and rock without any roads, few landmarks and harsh temperatures – could mean the difference between life and death.  
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> Saunders says the Kiwis rose to the occasion.  
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> NZ Herald

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