Battle of Dhala
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battle-of-dhala-309-9508849
title:
Battle of Dhala
text:
The Battle of Dhala took place in March 1965 during the Aden Emergency. On the night of 12 April, 300 Parachute Squadron of 131 Parachute Engineer Regiment was attacked by guerrillas whilst working with 24 Field Squadron on the construction of the Dhala Road at Al-Milah near the Yemen frontier. Squadron Sergeant Major (SSM) John Lonergan of 300 Squadron and Sergeant Atfield, the pay sergeant of 24 Field Squadron, were both killed during the action and are buried at the Ma-Allah Cemetery, now wit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dhala
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2023-09-22T01:14:59Z
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