Memoirs of a Desert Rat
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Memoirs of a Desert Rat
Description
Description
By Kenneth W. Morris OBE
Hardback
Kenneth W. Morris was a clerk in HQ Squadron, 4 Armoured Brigade (‘Black Rats’), initially part of the 7th Armoured Division, who served in battles and campaigns including El Alamein, the liberation of Sicily and the Italian Campaign. As a clerk he had access to a wide range of materials pertaining to his brigade’s activities, and the privilege of working alongside distinguished senior officers like brigadiers Carver and Currie.
Memoirs of a Desert Rat: HQ Squadron, 4 Armoured Brigade 1942–1946 is a personal story that chronicles thousands of miles of arduous campaigning—few units marched as far or fought as long. It is rich in detail—Morris documented troop movements, locations and precise timings—and both humorous and, at times, poignant, providing an intriguing mix of combat and downtime, desert life and bloodshed. It is a unique perspective on the war and the only known memoir of an HQ Squadron ‘Black Rat’.
