Jimmy Sinclair (1912-2020)He was the last of the Desert Rats who fought with tremendous courage in North Africa during the Second World war. Life amid the chocolate-stealing rats in the sandHe explained later why he and his comrades became known as the Desert Rats. ERIC JOHNSTON (1923-2020)There was a time in 1942 when the outcome of the Second World War hung in the balance. Mr Johnston left his parents, George and Isabella, disconsolate when he decided to become a tank driver and a reconnaissance trooper with the Royal Dragoon Guards. HAMISH MacINNES (1930-2020)Hamish MacInnes, one of the world’s most famous mountaineers, died at his Highland home in November, aged 90.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 30, 2020 12:22 UTC