The 1st Battalion Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry.

In Aden April 1966 to October 1966

The Battalion was warned for service in Aden in January 1966, and an advance party flew out from England on 7th April 1966.

The Battalion had been warned for a six month emergency tour, relieving the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards.

The main body of the Battalion flew out to Aden between 20th and 27th April 1966.

The Battalion area was the northern part of Aden, which included the Shiek Othman and Monsoura districts, and assumed its operational role at 1200 hrs on 26th April 1966.

In adition to conducting operations in Aden state, small detachments of platoon size were attached to other Battalions serving ‘up country’ in the Federation-mostly near the Yemen border.

Army Order 40 of 1966

Advance Party
Lt/Col
Mathews I G 336865

Majors
Collyns A 346153

Field R I (MC) 393126

Shapland K J 403681

Weller P B 424503

Capts
Darbyshire J R 445834

Firth P C 474703

Reynolds O 453544

Royffe H (MBE) 466798

Vyvyan-Robinson R 448496

Lieuts
Brown A 472496

Carter A C 470037

Craig J D 476490

Vellacott R D 472641

2nd Lieuts

Deverell J 480284

Fox H 48076

Homewood I 480783

Rice C 477419

Advance Party

23924036 L/Cpl Auty N -----------------23002627 Sgt Jackson W D

22802784 Pte Baker A D ----------------23835783 Pte Jackson-Willis R

23163337 Cpl Barnes T E ----------------23915070 Pte Lillington E D F

23989801 Cpl Beattie F N ---------------23274368 Pte Lockett W J

23695072 Pte Beer A J ------------------23924381 Pte Martin H J

23989014 Pte Beer R D ------------------23887974 Pte Martyn A J

23847563 L/Cpl Biddick G J -------------23999237 Pte Masters C F

23883021 L/Cpl Billing K G --------------5683328 WO2 Mitchell B

23869412 Pte Brimble K W --------------23206679 Cpl Moore W J P

23901725 Pte Brister D W ---------------23924064 Pte Moran J

23829828 L/Cpl Burrows J ---------------23950478 Pte Morrish R A

22998084 Cpl Carlyon B R ---------------23804206 Cpl Nation H E

23797314 Cpl Cooper C G ---------------23782940 L/Cpl Ovenden T F

23911049 Pte Daley G H -----------------23737649 Pte Palmer S R

23306840 Sgt Davey G T -----------------22862723 C/Sgt Perring B R J

23847567 Pte Davies H H ----------------23901870 Pte Philp D J

23784151 L/Cpl Denton A ----------------23937656 Pte Rumble R V

23869411 Pte Dixon M F -----------------23972561 L/Cpl Skinn B M

23867730 Pte Dyer R S -------------------23345591 Sgt Slade P J

22510225 Sgt Eaton H T ------------------22655759 Sgt Smith B

23882440 Pte Eveleigh D C ---------------14452208 Cpl Smyth P

23972973 Pte Field A G -------------------23950064 Pte Snowball E

23379136 Sgt Fricker I F A ----------------23887664 Pte Stevens E M

23945929 Cpl George G S -----------------23896410 Pte Stone R F

23771735 Cpl Gomm B J ------------------23867455 Pte Summers J L

23854569 Pte Hannen J --------------------22994859 C/Sgt Swallow W H

23149104 Sgt Harrison A C R -------------22695720 L/Cpl Tremelling R

23836390 L/Cpl Helingoe N S -------------5438732 Sgt Tune K G

23024677 C/Sgt Hill G E -------------------23883431 Pte Vaughan V S

23497877 Sgt Hill H J ----------------------23965620 Pte Watson E P

23984579 Pte Hosking R P -----------------23185780 Sgt Whitelock J

23735211 Sgt Wood V

Main Party

Lt/Col
Alexander T G 262470

Majors
Clarke A L St G S 426850

Gooch P F 358950

Lane B M (MBE) 433169

Robertson I M 424454

Rouse D M F 380206

Samuda C A W 74620

Waight R 387654

Capts
Carey O M A 465732

Chetwynd-Stapleton R G H 461394

Farrant D K W 463337

Money S (MBE) 443511

Morgan J O 451294

Petrie N 424554

Ramsey A J 453187

Rudd-Clarke S G S 445642

Wilcocks J C F 446006

Lieuts
Church C 473911

Hotblack G V 476548

Wigram R C K 463080

2nd Lieuts

Coates J 481645

Hogg R J 481801

Holt R 481802

Lewis J R 481302

Peck P 479320

Williams J 481901

24080032 Pte Absalom D ----------------23965410 Pte Brier C H

23979598 Pte Aldworth S ----------------23989092 Pte Brier A K

24078567 Pte Allen P J -------------------22961057 Cpl Bright S

23910060 Pte Altass C C -----------------23937265 Pte Brinkworth A C

23901651 L/Cpl Ames L C ---------------24064907 Pte Britt A J

23924743 Pte Amos G D -----------------23386145 Cpl Brock M H

24020661 Pte Andrews M S --------------23960853 L/Cpl Brooks K A

24037253 Pte Ashford J F ----------------23960775 Pte Broom P A

23950190 Pte Aston C J ------------------23735824 L/Cpl Brown D L

23965512 Pte Auty J ----------------------24013833 Pte Brown J

23769525 Pte Ayres F D ------------------23784287 Cpl Bruce C W

23937647 Pte Bailey B --------------------23652959 L/Cpl Bryant D F J

23848312 Pte Barber P L -----------------23950995 Pte Bull D

23896405 Pte Barker K -------------------22787526 Pte Bullton G

24080646 Pte Barnett K M ----------------23038919 Sgt Burford M A J

23945380 Pte Barrett W J -----------------23717097 Pte Burke R W

23901915 L/Cpl Bartlett T G --------------24020231 Pte Burman N C

23784288 Cpl Basten R H -----------------24005439 Pte Burnett P

23854068 Pte Bastyan G W T -------------23946058 Pte Burnett A

23431352 Sgt Bate J R --------------------23951288 L/Cpl Burt A G

23910266 Pte Baughn M J ----------------24005309 Pte Burton T F E

23532389 Cpl Bayliss P W J --------------23945941 Pte Butler C

23901340 Pte Beer F L -------------------23945360 Pte Byers D

23989226 Pte Belsom G M D -------------23882104 Pte Cafrine L L

22997930 Sgt Benney H -------------------24053766 Pte Callaghan M D

23915296 Pte Bernardine A G -------------23738579 L/Cpl Cann M R

24029597 Pte Best D W -------------------24070492 Pte Capon T B

22862732 L/Cpl Bickell A -----------------23933297 Pte Carr-Murphy M H

23869066 Pte Binding P J ------------------23738746 Cpl Carter W V F

24088465 Pte Birtles D ---------------------24019381 Pte Casey P

23960683 Pte Bligh J W S ------------------23896281 Pte Chambers H F

19100847 Sgt Bodimeade R B S ------------24029522 Pte Champion D J

23557423 Cpl Bodman R -------------------23910746 Pte Chapman T V

22822437 Sgt Bogan R ----------------------22990762 Pte Chapman E H

24070002 Pte Boulting R A J ----------------22999124 Pte Charlton W A

23887903 Pte Boulton C L ------------------23982924 Pte Cheek T S

23937469 Pte Bradbury D A ----------------23977778 Pte Cheeseman K M

24037370 Pte Bradbury T H ----------------24080203 Pte Chidgey T R

24070797 Pte Bradbury G ------------------23896984 L/Cpl Chidgey A J

23502601 L/Cpl Bray F G ------------------2549349 C/Sgt Clare W C

23999472 Pte Brewer M-------------------- 23910743 Pte Clark A J

24033751 Pte Clark J R ---------------------23853323 Pte Curnow G A

24045956 Pte Clark M G --------------------23896590 Pte Cutts J

23945003 L/Cpl Clarke P A -----------------23664010 Cpl Dallard P V H

24070323 O/Cdt Clarke J J ------------------23960165 Pte Dark C J

23937093 Pte Clayton G L -------------------23544090 Sgt Davey T H

23960115 L/Cpl Cleave G W ----------------23936663 L/Cpl Davey M P

23950344 Pte Cocker A G W ---------------14469505 WO2 Davidson G

24020072 Pte Cockerill H W ----------------23924935 Pte Davidson P

23945921 Pte Coglan J W -------------------24020619 Pte Davies D R

24037806 Pte Cole S J ----------------------23480921 Cpl Davies R J

23924670 Pte Cole B ------------------------24045524 Pte Davies D W

23732940 Cpl Coles M R --------------------23695628 L/Cpl Davies R D

24064328 Pte Colledge A --------------------23889065 Pte Davies G

24020208 Pte Collier P D --------------------22984304 WO2 Davis D I

23709939 Cpl Collings L W R ---------------23853654 Pte Davis R J

23999389 Pte Collings P C-------------------23854481 Pte Davis A P

22995217 Cpl Collins A G--------------------24088394 Pte Davis M R

23847270 Pte Colwill D ----------------------23883430 Pte Denmeade D E

23915433 L/Cpl Common I J -----------------23678641 Cpl De’Silva R A I

23882105 Pte Confait F ----------------------24020898 Pte Derrick R

23945419 Pte Conlin -------------------------23674333 Pte Dickens E W

23745588 L/Cpl Conway M A ---------------23873746 Pte Downing A A

23999151 Pte Cook G H ---------------------23965899 Pte Drake D J

22425268 Cpl Cook J W T -------------------23950314 Pte Draper N R W

23869671 L/Cpl Cooke M E -----------------23979978 Pte Draper R

24088262 Pte Cooke T P---------------------23674477 Cpl Dudart-Aberdeen J E

23883066 Pte Coombes R B -----------------23877000 L/Cpl Dunstan C D

23979609 Pte Corner J -----------------------23937609 Pte Durant P R L

24013808 Pte Cornish P D T -----------------24059729 Pte Durow J

24088392 Pte Costigan R ---------------------24026681 Pte Ead D J

23901780 L/Cpl Cottle A ---------------------22970002 Cpl Eagle C T

22286391 WO2 Cox R C B ------------------24078662 Pte Eatwell M D

23921779 L/Cpl Cox M F-------------------- 22995219 C/Sgt Edwards C G

23945044 Pte Craig H ------------------------23945577 Pte Edyvean P J

23924282 Pte Crawshaw J --------------------23709473 Pte Ellis T R

24345089 Sgt Crenol A G ---------------------23869650 Pte Elms V

23999590 Pte Crowley R ----------------------23892201 Pte Evans I W

23999272 Pte Cruddas R-----------------------24005341 Pte Evans A

24020149 Pte Cummings J W ------------------22838050 Cpl Evans G R

24045345 Pte Cunningham R -------------------23999401 Pte Ewart W S

24045260 Pte Curnin P -------------------------23961160 Pte Fahy D

24037753 Pte Fairclough S ---------------------23029013 C/Sgt Harding C

23889152 Cpl Farley P P G --------------------23854656 Pte Harding A C

22951786 Sgt Farley W E H --------------------23965446 L/Cpl Harris C

23887653 Pte Farrell J T ------------------------24088936 Pte Harris N

23999402 Pte Fazakerley T ---------------------24088389 Pte Harris R H

24033830 Pte Ferris R H ------------------------24078622 Pte Harvey M E

23301932 Cpl Fink L G -------------------------23845198 Pte Harvey L A

24070041 Pte Finnamore F C P -----------------23901259 Cpl Hawkes A

23717990 Pte Fitzsimons W ---------------------23883307 L/cpl Hawkins E T

23992702 Pte Fleet P M -------------------------23945927 Pte Heals D P

23950134 Pte Flockton D L ---------------------23960143 Pte Healy I

23915293 Cpl Foote J J E -----------------------24064480 Pte Henderson C G

23924061 Pte Ford R I --------------------------23002646 Cpl Henwood G S

24080927 Pte Forward R ------------------------23733609 Cpl Heys G E

23718768 L/Cpl Forward V S -------------------23889113 Cpl Hicks M

23738377 Pte Foster M E -----------------------24088340 Pte Hill J E

23901940 Pte Fowler D J ------------------------24013963 Pte Hobbs R J

23853756 Pte Fry B D ---------------------------23898550 Pte Hockey R K

23717855 Pte Fudge R J H -----------------------23869152 Pte Hocking L G

23924033 Pte Gamble R --------------------------24088674 Pte Hodgson G

24029382 Pte Gamble A D -----------------------23960329 Pte Horman P J

24064724 Pte Gamlin J P -------------------------23984306 Pte House M F

23933327 Pte Gardiner I N -----------------------24005861 Pte Howe R G

23854988 Pte Gendle D R ------------------------24080142 Pte Howell L E

23965234 Pte Gibson A J -------------------------23982855 Pte Hoyle K F

24088672 Pte Gilbert D A ------------------------23989217 Pte Hudson J

23950653 Pte Gilroy J R --------------------------24045046 Pte Hunwicks R J

23870746 Pte Goodman P G ----------------------23937205 Pte James D M

24080894 Pte Gribben A J V ----------------------23652242 Pte James A P

24020210 Pte Griggs C L --------------------------24080425 Pte Jarmolinski P

24013888 Pte Grimson R D ------------------------24080251 Pte Jeffery M G

23778652 Cpl Gunner B J --------------------------23932289 Pte Jefferys D A

23825382 Pte Guthrie M G------------------------- 22876836 Sgt Johns W J

23960610 Pte Guttridge E --------------------------23937649 Pte Johnson R F

22805197 C/Sgt Hall R W --------------------------22833883 Cpl Johnson B J

24020418 Pte Ham A P ----------------------------23319591 Cpl Johnson J H P

22478767 Sgt Hammett F W -----------------------23896392 Pte Johnson R

23965720 Pte Hankey F W -------------------------23922868 Pte Jones P F

23853357 Cpl Hann D R ----------------------------23960584 Pte Jones R

23809717 Cpl Hannaford W U ----------------------23887399 Pte Julian R L

23883139 Pte Hannen D W -------------------------23892875 Cpl. Kaljusko W

23882905 Pte Kelly J J P ---------------------------23915951 Pte McShane D H

23852333 Pte Kidner A K --------------------------23873529 Pte Meare C R W

24029434 Pte Kitts F C A --------------------------23873918 L/Cpl Meigh D J

23092438 Cpl Knapton D E H ----------------------23842021 Pte Merrifield D J

22816140 Sgt Ladd B M ----------------------------23854487 Pte Milden M G

23972611 Pte Laidler D -----------------------------23447508 Pte Millard M D

23972674 Pte Lake E S -----------------------------24042224 Pte Miller C

24005860 Pte Larson M R --------------------------23989992 Pte Milligan C W

24080788 Pte Latham D C --------------------------24080753 Pte Moore A G J

24070298 Pte Latimer J P R -------------------------23896020 Cpl Morris D W

23924496 Pte Lave F --------------------------------23896652 L/Cpl Morritt J

24070830 Pte Lawes S A ----------------------------23979898 Pte Morse W F

23887424 Pte Lepai P -------------------------------23892041 L/Cpl Mortimer A

23921631 Cpl Lethbridge E J ------------------------23695428 Pte Mountstevens E

24088213 Pte Lewington D J ------------------------5683350 WO2 Mulcock J A T

23999801 Pte Ley E R ------------------------------24080577 Pte Musk P W

23933331 Pte Lincoln A G --------------------------23011921 Sgt Newman G

23314087 Cpl Lloyd G A E -------------------------23960922 Pte Newnes F E B

23924331 Pte Lloyd G R ----------------------------23732400 Cpl Nicholas J D

23708826 Cpl Lobb C A ----------------------------23916405 Pte Nicholls R C

23744367 Pte Lobb K G ----------------------------24037933 Pte Nicholls P R

23977815 Pte Longney T J --------------------------24080648 Pte Nicholls P

22837197 Sgt Longney W E -------------------------23984437 Pte Northcott J E

23992940 Pte Loxton S M ---------------------------24029934 Pte Nottingham R R

24013626 Pte Lunn G --------------------------------24020187 Pte Nottingham T J

23676664 Cpl Luxton P C ----------------------------23977826 Pte Oakes C R

22530117 WO1 Lynas-Gray A A ---------------------24078593 Pte Oakley L E

23950316 Pte Lyons K -------------------------------23739322 L/Cpl O’Connor M T

22424614 WO2 Mallaburn W A ----------------------23777786 Pte Ody M J

23972630 Pte Mallinder A J ---------------------------23933038 L/Cpl O’Rourke P

22530286 L/Cpl Manning K H ------------------------24080831 Pte O’Shea D C

24088721 Pte Mansbridge J E ------------------------23915294 Pte Otto M S E

23887049 Pte Matthews C C -------------------------23547457 Cpl Ovenden S A

23937399 Pte Matthews R ----------------------------23673547 Pte Owen K J

23603135 Cpl Maundrill C M -------------------------23575034 L/Cpl Page G R F

23915781 Pte Maxwell F E ---------------------------23842811 Cpl Palmer D

23835926 Cpl May P B -------------------------------23972747 Pte Palmer H

23999403 Pte McAllister J----------------------------- 24020897 Pte Palmer A J

23945041 Pte McCrea D R ---------------------------23854657 Pte Parsons R H

23896425 Pte McHale T A ----------------------------23979334 Pte Pascoe G W

24070014 Pte McOwen D -----------------------------23933213 Pte Pattison J

23987249 Pte Payne D J ------------------------------23945928 Cpl Rogers A H

23910901 L/Cpl Pender N W -------------------------23849045 Pte Rogers T

24064725 Pte Perkins G M ----------------------------23527080 Pte Rollins G P

24005311 Pte Phillips G J ------------------------------23945140 Pte Ross A B

23982801 Pte Pinder D M -----------------------------23478355 Pte Rosser H G

22275776 WO2 Pinkney D ----------------------------23545338 Sgt Rowe J C

23887398 Pte Pinnington H J R ------------------------23494463 Cpl Rowe C R

24070491 Pte Piper A E -------------------------------23735122 L/Cpl Rowley J W

23984827 Pte Pollard R M G --------------------------23924109 Pte Rustem A

23898754 Pte Pollard I S ------------------------------23854310 Pte Ryan E C

24029135 Pte Porter K T ------------------------------22846580 Cpl Ryan G J

24005877 Pte Pothecary G A --------------------------23984079 Pte Safe L G J

23208702 Pte Potter R H ------------------------------24078562 Pte Sandford M A

23950572 L/Cpl Potter P W D ------------------------22935272 L/Cpl Saunders K D

23783917 L/Cpl Pover F J ----------------------------23869984 Pte Shayler J W

23349208 Cpl Price R W ------------------------------23869319 Pte Shearn C J

23901191 Pte Price T W -------------------------------24013104 Pte Sheehan M H

23901260 L/Cpl Prosser L W -------------------------23945306 Pte Sheehan M J

23683939 L/Cpl Pygott B F ----------------------------23937493 Pte Simpson W

23887420 Pte Qovudradra I ---------------------------24037438 Pte Slocombe B

24013642 Pte Quinlan P J -----------------------------23853363 L/Cpl Smart T A C

23529686 L/Cpl Rabey P D ---------------------------23999611 Pte Smith D

23916990 Pte Raines G W ----------------------------24008616 Pte Smith D

23910258 Pte Rashleigh B J ---------------------------23924135 Pte Smith A

23786555 Pte Rea J P ---------------------------------23989045 Pte Smith C

23979821 Pte Reddington J C -------------------------23972670 Pte Smith T

23950694 Pte Reid W A -------------------------------23937080 Pte Smith M

24033237 Pte Richards S J ----------------------------23842183 Pte Smith A

23915780 Pte Richards D E ---------------------------24080487 Pte Smith R

23744498 Pte Richards H E P -------------------------23965687 Pte Smith R G

23984261 L/Cpl Richardson F E C --------------------24080350 Pte Snell T F

23951289 Pte Richardson N ---------------------------23896013 Pte Snowdon R W

23950643 Pte Rickard W J ----------------------------23935985 Pte Somerton A D

23915608 Pte Rigby S ---------------------------------23873080 Pte Spiller A J E

24080010 Pte Roberts G P -----------------------------23915787 Cpl Spracklen R J

23896326 Pte Roberts R W---------------------------- 24031754 Pte Stableford P W

23979240 Pte Roberts D G -----------------------------23901140 Pte Stacey R B

23937094 Pte Roberts J E ------------------------------23950722 Pte Stainsby L E

24020050 Pte Robertson T M ---------------------------23735886 L/Cpl Statton H F

23924221 Pte Robins F H ------------------------------22230537 C/Sgt Steane D J

24088728 Pte Robinson C M --------------------------23937078 Cpl Stevenson W

23965756 Pte Stokes R C -----------------------------24013889 Pte Walker G A

23842667 Pte Stone A D -------------------------------23972106 Pte Wallace J K

24080960 Pte Storror P G P ---------------------------22685219 Pte Wallace D G

23950129 Pte Striplin A R -----------------------------23823575 Pte Wallace D

23895609 Pte Stuckey F R -----------------------------23972668 Pte Walls G

23910812 Pte Sturgess C E-----------------------------24013887 Pte Walters J W

23950994 Pte Sully C E --------------------------------23887173 L/Cpl Walton P H

24070324 Pte Summers M D ---------------------------24088475 Pte Wanless W

23783141 Cpl Sweet T M ------------------------------23869075 Pte Wardle M J

22530955 Sgt Sweet H P ------------------------------22557424 Cpl Ware M C F

23972348 Pte Swift M ---------------------------------24029829 Pte Warr R F

23901219 Pte Symes D J ------------------------------23797322 Sgt Watkins G B

23960602 Pte Tabb D G -------------------------------23910916 Pte Watson R B

23887446 L/Cpl Tabuavaka M N ----------------------23896447 Pte Watson G

23982716 Pte Taylor S R -------------------------------24013492 Pte Watson M M

23977816 Pte Taylor P A -------------------------------23960243 Pte Webber D J

23882623 Pte Telford R R ------------------------------23915483 Pte Webster M

23999528 Pte Thomas S E ------------------------------24013366 Pte Weeks R J

23945043 Pte Thomas M --------------------------------23999805 Pte Wellings J

23873747 Pte Thomas D A R ----------------------------23676577 Cpl Weston F G

23834064 Pte Tolliss C J ---------------------------------23965496 Pte Wharton T

24088490 Pte Tomes E ----------------------------------23853629 Pte Wheeler A

22822648 C/Sgt Topping T R ---------------------------23979301 Pte White K J

23965397 Pte Traise R E --------------------------------23965071 Pte White C D

23945784 Pte Trebilcock M J ---------------------------23883020 Pte White M

24029134 Pte Trembath D -------------------------------22846986 Cpl White P

23950893 Pte Troops M ---------------------------------23989091 Pte White K W V

23933898 Pte Trout D J ---------------------------------23864125 Cpl Wilkins D J

23960731 Pte Tucker E ---------------------------------23910515 Pte Williams B T

23873049 Pte Tucker M A ------------------------------23933884 Pte Williams G

23801911 Cpl Turner J F --------------------------------23979396 Pte Williams M A

23989517 Pte Turner M J -------------------------------22379914 Pte Winestein P

24059433 Pte Turner R J --------------------------------23960841 Pte Winnard K L

23901468 Pte Turner C H ------------------------------22899338 Cpl Wood G A

23853098 Pte Turner J F -------------------------------23678785 Pte Woolner C R

23984621 Pte Tyler B ----------------------------------22204742 WO2 Young C K

23972300 Pte Vague H R -------------------------------23924633 Pte Young W

23746794 Pte Vancooten T L ---------------------------22451275 Cpl Young R G

23463454 Sgt Varty D R -------------------------------23784589 L/Cpl Young P M

24005348 Pte Vigus M S------------------------------- 23984224 Pte Zinn J L

23915952 L/Cpl Waldron D

SCLI Casualties for Aden.

Capt Edwards R C. P/455015 (Serving with SAS) 30th April 1964.

Maj Gooch P F. P/358950 (HQ. FED. REG. Army.) 31st Sept 1967

24078593 Pte Oakley L E. 11th July 1966

23709939 Cpl Collings L W R 9th Sept 1966

Medals and Commendations in Aden
BEM

22822437 Sgt Bogan R

Queen’s Commendation

23345591 Sgt Slade P

23951289 Pte Richardson N

C in C’s Commendation

23545338 Sgt Rowe J-----------------------------23864125 Cpl Wilkins D

22340352 Cpl Davies W (ACC)------------------23547457 Cpl Ovenden S A

23982924 L/Cpl Cheek T S-----------------------23867730 L/Cpl Dyer R

23924381 L/Cpl Martin H J-----------------------23901260 L/Cpl Prosser L W

23867455 L/Cpl Summers J L--------------------24030961 Sig. Cummings D (R/Sigs)

23950478 Pte Morrish R A-----------------------23896410 Pte Stone R F

23896609 Pte Stuckey F R-----------------------23873447 Pte Thomas D A R.