Home from Aden.

By Nev (Frank) Hancy.

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We, The 1st Northamptonshire Regiment, are lined up to go on board troop ship Dilwara seen in the back ground, photo taken from right side queue.	This photo taken from left side of queue.	This photo is taken at the end of queue, It's me, Nev Hancy (Frank), at end of queue hoping that there will be enough room for every body on the ship.	This photo shows a ship we passed in Aden harbour area, does anybody know the name of the ship??.
This photo also Aden harbour area.	This photo an Aden tug.	This photo shows ships and The Barron Rocks Of Aden in background not far from Aden harbour.	This photo shows a Navy ship, what kind I do not know.
This photo also shows a ship, a Navy ship what kind I do not know, if somebody could help naming it it would a big help, again not far from Aden harbour. James@BSW writes note: The ship shown is believed to be HMS Cavendish, C class destroyer.	This photo shows a pier we passed, as we approach the pier, music filled the air, there were bagpipes and other musical instruments it was fantastic, and all of a sudden a HUGE roar went up from the ship and we cheered and cheered, its one of the memories I will never forget from Aden it was fantastic. The band playing was from the---1st Battalion Royal Highland Fusiliers,----thank you very much,---This Regiment took over when our Regiment the 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment left Aden, with the cooler air coming from the sea blowing on your face it was great.	Now we are in the Suez Canal.	In the Suez Canal.
Looking towards Suez Canal bank, who's who.?	Nev Hancy(Frank) on left, person on right I do not remember his name but I remember him very well.	In the Suez Canal.	In the Suez Canal.
Suez Canal, on board T.T Ship Dilwara.	Suez Canal, on board T.T Ship Dilwara.	Suez Canal, on board T.T Ship Dilwara.	Suez Canal, on board T.T Ship Dilwara.
Suez Canal, on board T.T Ship Dilwara.	This was my boarding card when we went on board the T.T Ship Dilwara.	Backside of boarding card.	This photo shows T.T. Ship Dilwara at ancher at Malta on the way to Aden, left England 23.1.59.

When we arrived in England on the Dilwara Troop Ship, we docked at Southampton, and 13th,14th,and 15th platoon of D Company of the 1st Northamptonshire Regiment continued by train to Quebec Barracks Northampton, where we started our National Service on 20-February-1958 and where we were demobbed on the 18th February 1960, I do not know were the rest of the 1st Northamptonshire Regiment went to. I can remember the first night after being demobbed 18th Feb. After arriving home from a night out, I got in bed, laid on my back, hands behind my head looking up at the ceiling and thinking how very very quite it was, no one playing a guitar no radio on, no talking or shouting nobody walking about, it was so still, I can also remember saying to myself I may never see all my soldier friends again,I have only see one that was Brian Gruby (Shorty) in London 1961.

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