BAGHDAD AND BASRA COMPILATION, JUNE 2003 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BAGHDAD AND BASRA COMPILATION, JUNE 2003 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFA 2474
  • Other titles: OPERATION TELIC 1, FEBRUARY-JUNE 2003 [Allocated Series Title] HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2003 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: British forces in Baghdad and Basra, Iraq.
  • Description: I. Members of 1 Parachute Regiment, guarding the British Embassy in Baghdad, play football with local Iraqis in the Embassy grounds. II. Opening of Al-Maqal Prison in Basra by General Peter Wall (Chief of Staff, UK National Contingent Headquarters for Operation Telic). III. Remembrance service at the International War Cemetery in Basra, Iraq, for WO2 (CSM) Morris R French, a member of the Intelligence Corps who died on 11 August 1947. ------------------------------------------------------ ARMY MOBILE NEWS TEAM SHOTLIST (The following data has been copied, without amendment, from Army Mobile News Team computer files.) 01-03-29-18 IV Capt Alistar Trowitt 01-05-45-19 Locals entre embassy to play football 01-06-42-18 IV Pte James Kitson 01-07-55-06 IV Pte Adam Leaper 01-09-17-11 IV Hussain - Capt of local football team 01-16-44-00 GOC 1 DIV opens Basrah Prison 01-19-44-00 IV Capt Neil Wilson 01-12-49-15 IV SGT Robert Reeds 01-14-31-01 IV Sgt Dave Lyons 01-16-00-18 GV Prison and Iraqi staff 01-16-51-17 GOC 1 DIv arrives and cuts ribbon 01-18-42-23 Various views of prison 01-19-43-07 Int Corps rememberance service Basrah 01-19-43-07 IV LCpl Hayley John 01-20-59-18 IV WO1 (RSM) John Dee 01-22-45-02 British Cemetry in Basrah 01-23-38-00 Service
  • Alternative Title: OPERATION TELIC 1, FEBRUARY-JUNE 2003 [Allocated Series Title] HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2003 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFA 2474
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFA 2474)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2003-06
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Headquarters Land Command (Production sponsor) Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company) Redford, Chris (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 33; Running time: 30 mins (ca)
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    BFA 2474

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFA 2437 (SERVICE AT THE INTERNATIONAL WAR CEMETERY IN BASRA, 31 MAY 2003 [Allocated Title]) BFA 2438 (OPENING OF AL-MAQAL PRISON, BASRA, 2 JUNE 2003 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFA 2454 (FOOTBALL IN THE GROUNDS OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY, BAGHDAD, 6 JUNE 2003 [Allocated Title])
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