General

These pictures do no fall into any one of the more specific menu headings that I have chosen and in some cases are photographs to which I can no longer put a location or name to. However, they have been included because they are thought to be of interest.

Removals Aden style! An old truck axle and a good camel is all that is required.

The camel drawn water tanker was a common sight on the roads, selling water to Arab dwellings that did not have piped water supplies.

A heavily laden camel train on it's way to or from the Protectorate.

Gardens at Sheikh Othman.

Gardens at Sheikh Othman.

A new road but where did it go to and where from? The vegetation seems to indicate that perhaps it may have been near to the Sheikh Othman gardens, April 1965.

A border post, possibly at Lahej? Wherever it was my wife recalls that we turned back as we were unsure of the wisdom of proceeding any further up country on that day due to the increasing attacks by insurgents.

Trucks waiting at the border post.

A number of buildings had impressive wrought iron gates, March 1963.

A small camel train on the beach.

Fishermen on the beach.

Another camel train, probably near Khormaksar.

Tail end Charlie now wants to be the leader!

An ever hopeful salesman.

Colony of Aden Driving Licence.

My wife, Elsa.

Himself!

Elsa with our son Mark on the side balcony of our flat in Palida Terrace.

The Marconi Marine staff. Left to right - Mohammed, ?, Sandy Aitkenhead, Mrs Sheila Webster, Phil Webster (Depot Manager). This photograph was taken shortly before we left Aden and returned to the U.K., April 1965.