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    Last few photos for this part of the thread. There was not much at Aden with a few shops and crappy side streets, loads of Arab type coffee shops, stuff tasted vile





    Seen here looking for watches.





    Drinking time in the room after the NAAFI had shut





    Can't remember what this place was, maybe a church





    Downtown Aden look how busy it was








    These last couple of photos were taken not far from our barracks.




    Looks like a good beach, but no way would you go swimming there, shark nets needed, plus for the unwary paddler a good chance of treading on a sting ray basking in the shallows





    If you look carefully at the picture below you can just see the snout of a stingray basking on the rocks, there were many around this area


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    Great ones yet again.

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    marvellous thread props, I love it.

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    Found a couple of black and white negatives, so with the wizardry of a scanner and photoshop have been able to create a reasonable photo.


    If you were stationed in Aden for a year or more, single servicemen were allowed a two week break in Mombasa. The flight was paid for by the Army and the accommodation at the Nyali Beach leave camp, on the beach and about 1/2 hour from Mombasa town. Had a bus running from the camp to town every couple of hours, the last one leaving the camp at 6.30pm. This one was called the 'Passion bus' because you knew you were staying in town that night, as taxis were very few and far inbetween.

    It was here that I was introduced to the pleasures of the 'black velvet', and a lovely introduction it was. Learnt more in those 2 weeks then I had in my previous years. Here is me, still a fresh faced kid and not out of me teens yet.





    These pictures were all taken at the Rainbow Hotel a preferred haunt of us all. Good juke box, cold beer, live music some nights and plenly of local talent.
    This one pre-occupied my attention for the two weeks I was there





    Bloody hell, I had plenty of hair then.





    One of the other lads. Come on mate if your are going to grab me tit, do it as though you mean it.




    Looks like we progressed from there to 'hide the bottle'






    Another picture of the girl that entertained me for those two weeks. The cost for the entertainment for the two weeks was to buy her a radio for her room, probably about a tenner. She used to cook a real mean breakfast for me in the mornings, chips, eggs, sausage and bacon all fried in butter with afters to follow



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    I wonder what she looks like now

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    Great thread Props.

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    A few more photos scanned.

    Whilst we were in Aden we were presented with new colours. Of course this involved hours of rehearsals for the people involved. The Colours were to be presented by Princess Alexandria who was our Colonel-in-Chief and was flown from England for the Trooping.


    The battalion being formed up, all in No 1 dress uniforms





    All the Protectorate 'big cheese' were there and wives had to wear hats. The arrival of Princess Alexandria





    inspecting the troops





    The Corps of Drums getting ready to do the 'drummers knocks'





    The colours being trooped past the assembled dignatories






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