Photo Gallery
The National Service Years 1945-59
Kenya & Aden 1958-1959
Private Alan Physick, 1st King’s Own, Kenya & Aden
1957-59

Her Majesty the Queen Mother, in car, on her way to Aberdare Forest,
16th February, 1959
Accession Number: KO2908/01

Private Alan Physick, in blazer with poppy, Thomson Falls, Kenya, Nov
1958.
Accession Number: KO2908/02

Private Alan Physick, in civilian clothes, alongside Landrover and sign
to North Kinangop, Kenya 1959.
Accession Number: KO2908/03

Private Alan Physick, outside the old ‘Big House’, Or Orowyo, Kenya 12
Feb 1959.
Accession Number: KO2908/04

Private Alan Physick, early morning stroll, Or Orowyo, Kenya, Feb 1959
Accession Number: KO2908/05

Private Alan Physick, ‘where the Queen Mother had lodged on her visit to
the Aberdare going to ‘Tree Tops’ on 16 Feb 1959.
Accession Number: KO2908/06

Norm and Willie in the sea, Little Aden, 7 Sep 1958. Gun Point at the
top of the hill in the background with about 700 steps to the top.
Accession Number: KO2908/07

Group of eight soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2908/08

Group of four soldiers, including Corporal Barry Casson, post corporal
on the right, Gil Gil Camp, Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/09

HMT Empire Fowey, Gibraltar, 22 Jun 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/10

Soldiers in military truck, “convoy stopped on the escarpment because of
aeroplane crash, 19 Jul 1958. (It would appear a light aircraft crashed
on the escarpment between Gil Gil and Nairobi on 19 Jul 1958. The lady
died 15 minutes later and the man is alive.)
Accession Number: KO2908/11

Three soldiers, ‘Nairobi to Gil Gil Camp, Jul 1958’ Left to right:
Cassons, from Morecambe; Clements from Lancaster and Daber Davies from
Liverpool.
Accession Number: KO2908/12

Night time at Aclaw, 16 Aug 1958.
Accession Number: KO2908/13

Soldier with church in background, Crater, Little Aden, 30 Aug 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/14

Tom Stanley and Tash Ashton on the beach, Little Aden, 25 Aug 1958.
Accession Number: KO2908/15

Road from Aden to Crater, Army Badges on the approach to the pass. 30
Aug 1958.
Accession Number: KO2908/16

George Alman, in swimming trunks, Little Aden, 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/17

Bungalows, Little Aden, 8 Sep 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/18

'Fanta' and 'Stim' factory, Crater City, Aden, 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/19

Trip to the NAAFI in Aden from Little Aden, 1958, showing truck,
Registration Number 99 BR 75 with two Coca-cola signs and a regimental
lion plaque on the radiator grill.
Accession Number: KO2908/20

Harvey, Mcguiness and Haslam, Aden, 2 Aug 1958.
Accession Number: KO2908/21

Damaged motor vehicle ‘after arguing with a Iron girder, Little 14 Sep
1958.
Accession Number: KO2908/22

Troops of HQ Company, 1st King’s Own, march past the saluting base,
Deerbolt Camp, Barnard Castle, 23 Apr 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/23

Ensign with the Regimental Colour, 1st King’s Own, Deerbolt Camp,
Barnarad Castle, 23 Apr 1958.
Accession Number: KO2908/24

Group at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, 1957.
Accession Number: KO2908/25

St. George’s Day Parade, 1957, possibly Lancaster.
Accession Number: KO2908/26

Private Alan Physick, possibly in Gibraltar enroute to Kenya, 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/27

St George’s Day Parade, 1957, possibly Lancaster.
Accession Number: KO2908/28

Private Alan Physick, Gil Gil Camp, Kenya, 1959.
Accession Number: KO2908/29

African Native Dancers, Gil Gil Camp, Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/30

Private Alan Physick alongside the Equator Sign, Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/31

Troopship.
Accession Number: KO2908/32

Steamer Point from Little Aden Road, 18 Sep 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/33

Private Alan Physick on board ship.
Accession Number: KO2908/34

Soldiers in army truck on causeway to Little Aden, 8 Sep 1958. “The car
in the water is a Ford Zephyr”
Accession Number: KO2908/35

View from ship of Gibraltar or Little Aden?
Accession Number: KO2908/36

View of Cyprus en route to Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/37

Brian Ogley taking a photograph of me taking a photograph of him on the
Empire Fowey, Jul 1958.
Accession Number: KO2908/38

View of the deck of HMT Empire Fowey, Jul 1958.
Accession Number: KO2908/39

Private George Allman from Blackpool at the beach at Little Aden, 7 Aug
1958
Accession Number: KO2908/40

Norman MacKay, Royal Army Pay Corps, at the beach at Little Aden, Aug
1958
Accession Number: KO2908/41

‘Dead Jack’ Allman, Little Aden, Aug 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/42

Little Aden, Sunday 3 Aug 1958. ‘Q’ White, Royal Army Pay Corps; Staff
Sergeant West, Army Catering Corps and Bob Johnson, Royal Army Pay
Corps.
Accession Number: KO2908/43

Army truck with rations, Little Aden.
Accession Number: KO2908/44

Entrance to Kenya Regiment Headquarters, Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/45

Tent after fire on Sat 23 Jan 1959, behind my tent.
Accession Number: KO2908/46

Two soldiers sat in room.
Accession Number: KO2908/47

Bridge and Fortifcations, Steamer Point, Little Aden, 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/48

Harvey and private Alan Physick, Steamer Point, Aden, 2 Aug 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/49

Soldier in swimming trunks, Aden, 1958.
Accession Number: KO2908/50

Wally Bateman, Brian Peake and Donald, in front of ration truck, Little
Aden, 1958.
Accession Number: KO2908/51

Group of four soldiers with ration crates etc. Kenya?
Accession Number: KO2908/52

Three soldiers along side car, Aden.
Accession Number: KO2908/53

Unknown soldier, Little Aden, 1958
Accession Number: KO2908/54

Six soldiers in mix of dress uniform and swimming trunks, probably Aden,
1958
Accession Number: KO2908/55

Soldier at Gil Gil camp, Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/56

Aberdare Royal National Park, Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/57

Aberdare Royal National Park, Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/58

Aberdare Royal National Park, Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/59

Aberdare Royal National Park, Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/60

Aberdare Royal National Park, Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/61

Aberdare Royal National Park, Kenya.
Accession Number: KO2908/62
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our collections which are held in store.