David Lloyd Owen

David Lloyd Owen

Major-General David Lanyon Lloyd Owen CB, DSO, OBE, MC (10 October 1917 – 5 April 2001) was a British soldier and writer. During World War II he commanded the Long Range Desert Group.

Read more about David Lloyd Owen:  Early Career, Long Range Desert Group, Post-War

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