British soldiers patrol the streets of Aden, 1966 (c)

Photograph, Aden Emergency (1963-1968), 1966 (c).

From 1964 onwards Arab Nationalists began an urban terrorist and civil unrest campaign against the British. Troops and their families, members of the local security forces and supporters of the government were all attacked.

From the personal album of Pte M Arnold, the 3rd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment; collected whilst serving in Aden, October 1966 to May 1967.