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Auction: 19003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 435

Aden Protectorate Levies

The APL were formed on 1 April 1928 primarily to protect Royal Air Force stations following the change of status of Aden to an Air Command in April 1927. During World War II the APL was expanded from 600 to 1,600. The Levies operated in Aden and the Western Aden Protectorate but also provided garrisons at Socotra Island and Sharjah. By 1939 an APL anti-aircraft wing had been created, which shot down an Italian plane in the course of the war. The Levies reverted to War Office control in 1957 with British Army officers and NCOs replacing those from the RAF. Then with Headquarters at Seedaseer Lines, Khormaksar, forward bases and garrisons were maintained at Dhala, Mukalla, Seiyun, Beihan, Zinjibar, Ataq. Lawdar and Mukeiras. During 1958 the APL, supported by British troops and the RAF, repulsed border intrusions by Yemeni forces in the Jebel Jihaf region. Border clashes with North Yemeni tribal groups continued through the late 1950s.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (5403 Pte. Abdullah Moh'd Audhali. A.P.L.), very fine

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£70

Starting price
£30