Death of a soldier.
This story took place when we, 14plt of D.Company 1st Northampton`s Reg, were stationed at Mukarious Camp, we were sent about 8 miles north where a Royal Engineer an N.C.O.was killed and another one was wounded when they were traveling in a 3 ton Bedford lorry to the place where they were making new roads. We did our best but we could not find the killers, after a few days we returned back to Mukarious Camp.
The Adens Veterans Association have identified the soldier concerned, L/cpl J H Parkinton R E killed 29/10/1959.
He is buried in Grave K86 Maala Cemetery.
Please click on the pictures and cutting to see larger versions.
Shown below are the paper cuttings which are from the Daily Telegraph news paper, which I received 29th-November 1959, but the Soldier was killed at the beginning of November.
 Aden C-in-C tours frontier region, NCO killed: Tribesman sniper. |
 NCO killed: Tribesman sniper. |
This photo was taken some time after we arrived at the area, where the Royal Engineer was killed. From left, sorry I do not remember his name but I remember him very well, then Brian Gruby (Shorty), then Sammy Winters, then Nev Hancy (Frank).
This is in the area where the Royal Engineer was killed.
Nev Hancy (Frank) having a break eating hard biscuits ( just like dog biscuits) and I think it`s tinned cheese.
John Layton doing the same, eating hard biscuits ( just like dog biscuits).
This is in the area where the Royal Engineer was killed.
This is the place where the Royal Engineer was killed.
This is in the area again where the Royal Engineer was killed.
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