Patrol ‘A’ Troop climbing the Jebel Jihaf and taking a breather, you can judge the steepness and terrain from this photo, it tore our boots to pieces!
Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 12:06:08 EDT
Dhala Convoy stoppedat FNG Fort Thumier en route to Dhala. The armoured cars are from 11 Hussars (The Cherrypickers) Lt I C Clark RM bottom left hand corner (KIA) Borneo.
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Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 12:03:10 EDT
On patrol at FNG Fort , Me, Tom Pennington, FNG Sergeant, Cpl Jock Emerson and Sgt Williams. Note the bare feet of the FNG guy!
Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 11:59:23 EDT
2 Section outside Section tent left to right: cannot remember his name but when the Unit deployed to Kuwait 1961 we were caught in a sandstorm, he wrapped himself in rubberised ground sheet and nearly died, had to be Casevacked to UK, Dykey, Taff Davies, Scouse Griffiths, Mick Davidson and Sgt Williams. Casualty Evacuation
Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 11:47:27 EDT
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Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 11:41:44 EDT
Quarter Guard provided by ‘Z’ Troop for visit by Brigadier Commanding the Aden Protectorate Levies. The only one I can name is Cpl Treamer RM in front rank left hand man. He was SBS just promoted and had to do ‘time’ in a Commando before re-donning rubber! ( a Corps joke). The guy crouching was the ‘new’ Unit Photographer being photographed by me!
Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 11:38:33 EDT
Unit Sign on main drag running through Little Aden Camp.
Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 11:33:43 EDT
Unit sign outside Guard Room at Little Aden Camp (we lived in the camp built for Oil Refinery Workers and were air-conditioned)
Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 11:32:53 EDT
Tom Pennington (ex Nottinghamshire coal miner and old hand) with
Scouse Griffiths. This was ‘Dress of the Day”’ in Dhala: erect, no shirt, shorts, putters and the old SV Boot. No-one mentioned sun protection!
Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 11:29:43 EDT
Lez and Taff doing Dhobi in usual bucket, we all had one!
Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 11:24:22 EDT
Taff Davies and Dykey with baby Baboon found on patrol.
Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 11:23:15 EDT
2 Section ‘A’ Troop 45 CDO Rm at Dhala tented camp.: Dykey, Mick Davidson (ex-RN) Taff Davies and Biscuit (he came from Reading!), Dykey holding 7.62mm SLR.
Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 11:22:13 EDT
Sgt R V Williams RM (known as RV) and Mne Taff Prichard on Dhala Convoy stopped at Fort Thumier en route and taking a break sat on cab
of 3-tonner
Posted by David Prichard on Sun 02 Aug 2020 11:03:21 EDT
And the water was this cold!
Posted by David Prichard on Wed 22 Jul 2020 13:03:12 EDT
