A company of the Royal Sussex Regiment marches along a rough mountain track in the Radfan during the Radfan Campaign, September 1965. The stark, rocky landscape of South Arabia dominates the background as the men move in single file under the blazing sun.
Dressed for the heat rather than ceremony, the soldiers wear khaki drill shorts, bush hats, desert boots, and stripped to the waist in response to the intense temperatures. In an era before awareness about SPF and skin cancer, such exposure was simply part of campaigning life.
(IWM: TR 25371)
by Ambitious-Delay6516
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They’re gonna get so sunburnt