as an english man i have nothing but respect for mitch and the argyll's , god bless em, if your a scot they should swell your heart with pride, none of that mel gibson hollywood bollocks, these were true bravehearts
My first RSM (RRF) 1981 was a youg Fuslier in 1RNF. he was a radio op. One night he was watch keeper and I was a radio op he told me of listening to both patrols. Calling for help knowing they weren't allowed to do nothing
Maudie Johnson Thanks honey he was 24 then . I grew up around men in kilts lol . I remember seeing idie Armean ?. Wearing the hat on the news and thinking was he in the Argylls too lolxx
John Smith Thank you John . Did you know him ? He was also in Singapore , I was born there . He was in Borneo , Berlin and other places . He told us something but not all ... we used to tell him to write it down .. he said he'd signed the official secrets act and would never do it . He loved the regiment and was proud to be part of it . he saved a lot of proff photos that a reporter binned in Aden . That I'm sure people would love to see . Thanks again . He's being cermated on Tues . One of the songs they are playing is . Andy Stewart . A Scottish Soldier x
+Ann Jones r.i.p. your dad ann. he is a part of argyll history, played his part in aden, the last battle of the british empire. his service record is a photocopy of my dads. including the berlin job that was a secret.
hi, i would like to say on argylles in aden 1967, that in one of your photographs it states that it is a david beattie signing kit out with a george lackenby looking on, it is in fact my father george fogg..who was also known as dusty during his time served with the argylles.
Ha MR thats what government does,shame but we will always be there for the UK EVEN INDEPENDANT,,btw mitch was a real stand up, guy,prime minister stuff
mad Mitch didn't represent the true English.i am adani 10000000000000%and we love the British people to what they done to ADEN.they made it a haven in the desert
Your situation would be funny if it was not so tragic. Aden is a bigger mess now in 2017 than it ever was. I was happy to leave in 1967. Barbarians still rise against their lawful governments.
Ahmed Alzomor no actually they moved out under government orders. The Yemen turned into a dustbin. I don’t think your having a lot of fun now with the Saudis are you ?
Mitch and his boys made you feel good unfortunately too many interfering politicans thank you for the video it brought back good (and bad memories) John Beard (RAF Fireman Aden 1966- Nov 1967)
This was a time when the Argylls and their commander Lt Col Mitchell had brass balls. Don't mess with these guys they mean business. We should be proud of them and everything they stood for. Total respect.
After many years I worked with Willie Paterson in Berlin ( pictured in this film ), I remember him telling me of his time in Aden. I was also in Aden with my Father from 1963 to 1966. An interesting place to live when I was only 16. My Father used to run the NAAFI MAALA shop. Thanks for posting.
no country is better off occupied. To live broke with dignity is better than to live under occupation and 'propsper'. There were heroes on both sides, as army personnel are under orders and nobody can slate those killed in battle so God rest everyone's souls- the british army personnel and their yemeni resistance fighters.
I saw the wars in Aden. Did not understand it then and did not like it either. Aden was my home and place of birth. Experienced some atrocities by the Brits and as a 16 years old started hating the Brits but that's all history now
Brilliant!! Proper Army, Proper Soldiers….the youngest featured here are in their late 70s now👍🏻I wish them a long life……And may ’Mad Mitch’ live long in the memory of this immortal regiment👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
i had the pleasure, no the HONOUR of being attached to this great regiment at flax st mill belfast in the 70,s and they are truely great men. by the way i know jimmy letham who is living out his retirement in sunny australia.
i was in aden with raf in 1962/63 all was peace an friendship till terroris struck at khormaksar airport.after hat it was downhill.adenese worked for us and made a good living.trouble was stired up by the russians who gave them the weapons.
He did not ratify the Arab people of the south still longing for the rule of Her Majesty the Queen after the tragedies that incurred after the departure of Britain!?
My dad pass away in January his,name robert don he serve in aden with the argylls as well as borneo Malaysia German etc this video brought memories back Thankyou
والله نحن البجنووبيوون نتمني الاحتلال يعوود ولا يحتلنا الدحابشه الهمج نظام علي واعوانه الي نهبو الارض والبحر والبر والسما ع الاقل الاحتلال الانجليزي علمنا النضام
Only the english obsessed hunt for Glory would call a people that most likely Despise and Detest them more than anyone else on the planet as english ! Don't come any Dimmer than those eejits.Scotland Wull ya Bass......Sans Peur
My dad was there he was in the Argyll's he would tell me story's of Aden when I was young my dad also done a lot of driving for Mitch got some great photos
I lived in crater,army hiring with my wife.before she arrived I lived in Singapore Lines, first action was a grenade in Ordinance billets,across the road from me , shattered the room (midnight) all were next door playing cards thank God. I sincerely think they now realise they were better off while the Brits ran ADEN .
Yemenis broke the British crown in Aden. The defeated invader has vanishes and disappoints. In a great battle which was written in the pages of glorious Arab history. 🇾🇪✌🚩
Note the names of the soldiers. No Argyll names! No Sutherland names! Well, maybe one. These soldiers are virtually all English- speaking Lowlanders and Englishmen. The regiment should never have been called The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders when it was formed in 1881.. Instead, it ought to have been called something like The Stirling Fusiliers.
eoghanbeg But they're not fusiliers, and the name of the regiment already describes them perfectly. They didn't only recruit from Sterling. I wouldn't be challenging the Scottish-ness of these soldiers as well, they fought for Scotland. Just because they are from the lowlands and speak English that doesn't mean they aren't Scottish. Highlanders also speak English along with Scottish Gaelic.
We had Canadian,Australia Irish Fiji soldiers in the Argyll’s. eoghanbeg....get a map out and check where Sutherland is you dipstick. Gaelic is a dead language like Latin. Methinks your a Jacobite choochter. Remember what happened the last time you annoyed us.....Culloden 🇬🇧
as an english man i have nothing but respect for mitch and the argyll's , god bless em, if your a scot
they should swell your heart with pride, none of that mel gibson hollywood bollocks, these were true bravehearts
@@rosedonna3946 . FUCK OFF IDIOT, We are the masters of the world, a ken it hurts ye . SAOR ALBA GU BRATH
mad mitch = my hero, a real soldier!
My first RSM (RRF) 1981 was a youg Fuslier in 1RNF. he was a radio op. One night he was watch keeper and I was a radio op he told me of listening to both patrols. Calling for help knowing they weren't allowed to do nothing
we will soon need argyll law in parts of the uk
mickd6942 Unfortunately it seems it's already required.
The British lion will soon awake from his slumbers .......some will know what hell is !!
@@fredwoods2929 I hope so
Specially down south
My Dad was in Aden his name was Jim Denkaat . He died last thrusday 16 july 2015 . I thought you would like to know .. He was always an Arygll . X
So touching and beautiful!! Thinking of you lots. xoxo
Maudie Johnson Thanks honey he was 24 then . I grew up around men in kilts lol . I remember seeing idie Armean ?. Wearing the hat on the news and thinking was he in the Argylls too lolxx
Ann Jones you can rest assured he did his bit.
John Smith Thank you John . Did you know him ? He was also in Singapore , I was born there . He was in Borneo , Berlin and other places . He told us something but not all ... we used to tell him to write it down .. he said he'd signed the official secrets act and would never do it . He loved the regiment and was proud to be part of it . he saved a lot of proff photos that a reporter binned in Aden . That I'm sure people would love to see . Thanks again . He's being cermated on Tues . One of the songs they are playing is . Andy Stewart . A Scottish Soldier x
+Ann Jones r.i.p. your dad ann. he is a part of argyll history, played his part in aden, the last battle of the british empire.
his service record is a photocopy of my dads. including the berlin job that was a secret.
welcome back to Aden.... all people in south arabia need help from ingland
hi, i would like to say on argylles in aden 1967, that in one of your photographs it states that it is a david beattie signing kit out with a george lackenby looking on, it is in fact my father george fogg..who was also known as dusty during his time served with the argylles.
Remember Dusty well , he was in B Coy , as I was
I think maybe the natives of that country should be able to decide that themselves......
Ha MR thats what government does,shame but we will always be there for the UK
EVEN INDEPENDANT,,btw mitch was a real stand up, guy,prime minister stuff
macbud gujr
Aden .
Aden numero uno
mad Mitch didn't represent the true English.i am adani 10000000000000%and we love the British people to what they done to ADEN.they made it a haven in the desert
mohamed saleh But yet they were violently thrown out of the haven they made in the desert.
Does anyone know who Mad Mitch's SM/RSM was at this time?
@eoghanbeg who cares! they served their country, did you? this is scotland, you can join any regiment you want.
I can see that Britons r still proud of what horrible crimes they committed in Yemen, Aden. What a shame!!! but finally you were kicked out.
+Ahmed Zomor yes,and just look at what a successful peaceful country yemen is now.
Yep we left so the savages of the NLF and FLOSY could massacre each other.
Your situation would be funny if it was not so tragic. Aden is a bigger mess now in 2017 than it ever was. I was happy to leave in 1967. Barbarians still rise against their lawful governments.
Ahmed Alzomor no actually they moved out under government orders. The Yemen turned into a dustbin. I don’t think your having a lot of fun now with the Saudis are you ?
bklufc yep, now the Saudis are kicking the shit outta Yemen
Aden, Yemen and Saudi would all be better places today under Argyll Law.
LOVE THE BRITSH OCCUPATION EVERY SOUTHERN WISHES THAT BRITIAN WOULD COME BACK I AM FROM ADEN AND LOVE BRITISH VERY MUCH
Commented from your flat in Liverpool
Honour to the British forces in Aden. Greetings from the Netherlands
The Graveside Photo Is The Funeral of Major Malcolm and the Argylls killed in the ambush
Thank god for the jocks🏴
English occupation was much better than what South Yemen facing now
My dad Charlie Reilly served with the argylls in Aden.
Mitch and his boys made you feel good unfortunately too many interfering politicans
thank you for the video it brought back good (and bad memories)
John Beard (RAF Fireman Aden 1966- Nov 1967)
شارد من الموت لاحضرموت
والله خرجنا من بريطانيا رجعنا للدحابشه
واللي اخرج الاول أكيد بايخرج الثاني
بصمة يافعي
This was a time when the Argylls and their commander Lt Col Mitchell had brass balls. Don't mess with these guys they mean business. We should be proud of them and everything they stood for. Total respect.
ianddavidson1 yes mate. I joined them in 1972-1977.
After many years I worked with Willie Paterson in Berlin ( pictured in this film ), I remember him telling me of his time in Aden. I was also in Aden with my Father from 1963 to 1966. An interesting place to live when I was only 16. My Father used to run the NAAFI MAALA shop.
Thanks for posting.
@TheMrgaztop indeed my friend God bless Scotland and the Queen of England but not the Government that they have today.
no country is better off occupied. To live broke with dignity is better than to live under occupation and 'propsper'.
There were heroes on both sides, as army personnel are under orders and nobody can slate those killed in battle so God rest everyone's souls- the british army personnel and their yemeni resistance fighters.
I saw the wars in Aden. Did not understand it then and did not like it either. Aden was my home and place of birth. Experienced some atrocities by the Brits and as a 16 years old started hating the Brits but that's all history now
Brilliant!! Proper Army, Proper Soldiers….the youngest featured here are in their late 70s now👍🏻I wish them a long life……And may ’Mad Mitch’ live long in the memory of this immortal regiment👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
6 from the left 32 seconds in is my uncle he’s still alive Johnny Stewart (couler Sargent)
I think that's Billy Sloss from Oban at 3.16, Alec (his brother) was a wee bit shorter, he (Alec,) was taking care of Cruachan at one time too.
Yes that's my uncle Billy. my dad was Alex sloss
Belter pipes.. up the jocks!
i had the pleasure, no the HONOUR of being attached to this great regiment at flax st mill belfast in the 70,s and they are truely great men. by the way i know jimmy letham who is living out his retirement in sunny australia.
i'm from Yemen cuz i'm from Aden this before now i live in England
Welcome
i was in aden with raf in 1962/63 all was peace an friendship till terroris struck at khormaksar airport.after hat it was downhill.adenese worked for us and made a good living.trouble was stired up by the russians who gave them the weapons.
Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
I think I want marriage with Britain 🇬🇧 &🇾🇪💃🏻
Balls of British Steel
My ex father in law was with this regiment and gave the fuzzy wuzzies some of what they dont like up em. ehh Jimmy.
I have seen most of these videos as my dad serve in Aden
But sadly pass away 2years ago
Robert h s don a proud Argyll
RESPECT from teh netherlands.
He did not ratify the Arab people of the south still longing for the rule of Her Majesty the Queen after the tragedies that incurred after the departure of Britain!?
I was an airman at Khormaksar and remember these brave and able soldiers, pity we pulled out soon afterwards.
My dad pass away in January his,name robert don he serve in aden with the argylls as well as borneo Malaysia German etc this video brought memories back Thankyou
I served with Rab Don in Germany Osnabruick 👍
والله نحن البجنووبيوون نتمني الاحتلال يعوود ولا يحتلنا الدحابشه الهمج نظام علي واعوانه الي نهبو الارض والبحر والبر والسما ع الاقل الاحتلال الانجليزي علمنا النضام
Bet your still a shithole killing each other with another tin pot dictator occupying you
@@jamesmillar3548
تعرف عربي؟
Bring back the red and white diced Glengarry R F N ya shower O' Bass.
The scots seem to get the dirty duties after aden it was
Ulster!
Only the english obsessed hunt for Glory would call a people that most likely Despise and Detest them more than anyone else on the planet as english ! Don't come any Dimmer than those eejits.Scotland Wull ya Bass......Sans Peur
Early days info is best gleaned from G.W.Bury's book Pan Islam.
I was there in 64/65 and we called it the ‘arsehole of the empire’, wonder what it’s like now? Don’t think it will be any different.
You will be surprised
@@saeedyeslam1202 In what way is it different? we hear of all the trouble in the Yemen which Aden is a part of now.
Slainte'
Looking for my dad Jim hunter or uncle Ian hunter but don't see them, anyone serve with them ,?
One of the pictures shows my uncle Gerry Sheridan
does anyone remember a jim hughes he was in aden nearer the end of the argylls stint he was my granda he was from glasgow and is now married to isabel
I think the depth of your morality and intellect is shown by the above comment. PS. I'm half British by both blood and nationality.
Oh dear......sounds petulant. But reinforcing the impression of cultural, moral and intellectual development already given.
Does anyone know the name of that last hornpipe in the set? Pls email me. Thanks.
My dad was there he was in the Argyll's he would tell me story's of Aden when I was young my dad also done a lot of driving for Mitch got some great photos
I am from Aden specifically from Crater
I lived in crater,army hiring with my wife.before she arrived I lived in Singapore Lines, first action was a grenade in Ordinance billets,across the road from me , shattered the room (midnight) all were next door playing cards thank God. I sincerely think they now realise they were better off while the Brits ran ADEN .
Ma da was silent 🤫
My name is aden
@Nikateer i disagree
Yemenis broke the British crown in Aden. The defeated invader has vanishes and disappoints. In a great battle which was written in the pages of glorious Arab history.
🇾🇪✌🚩
Your country is a cess pit ...
سنش بنش 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great Arab battle my Arse lol.
😂
occupation dirty
Thankyou for posting 5*****
Note the names of the soldiers.
No Argyll names!
No Sutherland names! Well, maybe one.
These soldiers are virtually all English- speaking Lowlanders and Englishmen.
The regiment should never have been called The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders when it was formed in 1881.. Instead, it ought to have been called something like The Stirling Fusiliers.
eoghanbeg But they're not fusiliers, and the name of the regiment already describes them perfectly. They didn't only recruit from Sterling. I wouldn't be challenging the Scottish-ness of these soldiers as well, they fought for Scotland. Just because they are from the lowlands and speak English that doesn't mean they aren't Scottish. Highlanders also speak English along with Scottish Gaelic.
I suppose sadik Khan the mayor of London is English because of his accent.
We had Canadian,Australia Irish Fiji soldiers in the Argyll’s. eoghanbeg....get a map out and check where Sutherland is you dipstick. Gaelic is a dead language like Latin. Methinks your a Jacobite choochter. Remember what happened the last time you annoyed us.....Culloden 🇬🇧