QUEEN'S LANCASHIRE REGIMENT IN BASRA, SEPTEMBER 2003 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: QUEEN'S LANCASHIRE REGIMENT IN BASRA, SEPTEMBER 2003 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFA 2495
  • Other titles: OPERATION TELIC 2, IRAQ, JULY-OCTOBER 2003 [Allocated Series Title] HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2003 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Activities of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR) in Basra, Iraq, including proposal of marriage from Sergeant Mark Cooper.
  • Description: I. General activities in the QLR base in Saddam Hussein's Basra palace: unloading of weapons, patrolmen getting into Land Rover, supplies being moved by heavy forklift, boxes of water being loaded onto 4-tonne lorry. II. Sergeant Mark Cooper of QLR proposes marriage on-camera to his fiancée Helen. Interview with Mark about his job and his proposal. Mark at work at his desk; the wall behing is covered in goodwill cards and photographs, including ones of Helen. III. General views of Saddam's Palace and grounds. IV. Shots from British Army Land Rover on patrol on Basra streets. ------------------------------------------------------ ARMY MOBILE NEWS TEAM SHOTLIST (The following data has been copied, without amendment, from Army Mobile News Team computer files.) 01-00-00-00 Tone and Bars 01-00-30-00 QLR Echelon sign 01-01-23-24 Wpn loading 01-02-44-08 Mounting and staging L/R vehicle 01-04-23-23 moving stores fork lift truck 01-06-11-02 loading water onto 4 tonner 01-07-15-00 SGT Mark Cooper wedding proposal 01-12-24-11 IV Sgt Mark Cooper 01-16-27-15 Sgt MC Working at desk 01-18-17-02 GVs Saddam Hussien ex Palace 01-20-28-21 Land rover Vehicle Ptc Basrah
  • Alternative Title: OPERATION TELIC 2, IRAQ, JULY-OCTOBER 2003 [Allocated Series Title] HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2003 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFA 2495
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFA 2495)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2003-09-25
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Headquarters Land Command (Production sponsor) Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company) Capon, Kevin (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: 25 mins 26 secs
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFA 2495

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFA 2496 (QUEEN'S LANCASHIRE REGIMENT IN BASRA, SEPTEMBER 2003 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title])
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