Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills
Page created 1 June 2003. Corrected and updated 16.05.2006
Aden Conflict
1964-1967
  Causes
  Chronology
  Results
  Forces & Casualties
  Commanders
  Battles & Battle Honours 		  Order of  Battle
  Campaign Medals
  Societies, Forums, Re-Enactors
  Museums & Memorials
  Bibliography  
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   Causes

     

   Chronology (except battles, which see below)
 
 
 
   Results

     

   Forces and Casualties
 
 
peak forces
total forces
total dead
KIA
NCD
civilian dead
WIA
PW-MIA
Britain 90 510
  subtotal
  TOTAL
                   
   Commanders
 
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   Battles & Battle Honours
Index of Battle Honours
 
Date Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in bold face) 		Regiments
(regiments awarded Battle Honours are shown in bold face)
Note: no battle honours were awarded.
signifies clasp to campaign medal
1964 Jan. 1st Radfan Expedition
Cav: L16/5(tp)
Inf: 2Bn 3Bn 4Bn
 
1964 Apr. 2nd Radfan Expedition
Cav: 4/RTR
Inf: 1/EAR 3/Para(BCoy) 22/SAS(ASqn)
RM: 45Cdo
Inf: 1Bn 2Bn
 
1964 May-
   1964 June		 3rd Radfan Expedition
Cav: L16/5(tp) 4/RTR(BSqn)
Inf: 1/EAR 3/Para
Cav: ArmdCar Inf: 2Bn
 
1964 Apr. 25-
   1964 July 31
Radfan
Cav: L16/5(tp) 4/RTR
Inf: 1/EAR 1/F25 3/Para(BCoy) 22/SAS(ASqn) RM: 45Cdo
Cav: ArmdCar Inf: 1 Bn 2Bn 3Bn 4Bn
 
1964 Aug. 1-
   1967 Nov. 30
South Arabia
Cav: QDG(sqn) DG4/7(2sqns) DG5(sqn) QOH H10 H13/18(sqn) 1/RTR(A,CSqns) 5/RTR(BSqn)
Inf: 1/G2 2/G2 1/G4 1/G5 1/F1 1/KORBR(CCoy) 1/F5 1/RAR 3/RAR 1/SCLI 1/PWORY 1/F24 1/F25 1/F26 1/F28(BCoy) 1/Lancs 1/F35 1/F47(coy) 1/F51 1/F65(BCoy) 1/F87(BCoy) 1/F91 1/Para 3/Para 22/SAS
RM: 42Cdo 45Cdo
Cav: ArmdCar Inf: 1 Bn 2Bn 3Bn 4Bn 5Bn
   Order of Battle (Regiments & Formations)
Introduction to Regiments
   Medals Index of Campaign Medals
 
General Service Medal 1962
[United Kingdom, 1962-present]
 
Instituted 6 Oct. 1964 to supercede the Naval General Service Medal of 1915 and the General Service Medal of 1918 (Army and RAF).
 
Bars:
"Radfan"
Period: 25 Apr.-31 July 1964
"South Arabia"
Period: 1 Aug. 1964-30 Nov. 1967
 
 
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