Title:1ST BATTALION THE WORCESTERSHIRE AND SHERWOOD FORESTERS REGIMENT IN AFGHANISTAN, NOVEMBER 2004 (TAPE 3) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 2760
Other titles:OPERATION HERRICK, AFGHANISTAN [Allocated Series Title]
HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2004 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: MOT (Military Observation Team) from 1st Battalion the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (1 WFR) on patrol in Afghanistan.
Description: START 03:00:30 Morning routine: soldiers wash and clean teeth in rudimentary washroom. Breakfast is prepared in small kitchen and eaten in small television while watching (British) television. Exterior shot of their barracks.
05:25:00 Afghan Guards have breakfast outdoors in yard, as ISAF estate vehicle drives in behind them. (The colonel and interpreter from previous tape are with them.)
03:07:18 Vehicles are prepared for patrol: oil is checked. Vehicle sets off.
03:09:41 Interview in moving vehicle with unidentified Sergeant (who is driving) discussing a visit to the governor's house, and also his experiences. He also points out minefields. Shots of roadside scenery.
03:14:36 Soldiers visit Afghan observation point, walking past a minefield on their way.
03:16:08 Further interview with Sergeant, who then walks on crest of ridge. Parallel lines of white stones mark the safe areas to walk in this heavily-mined area.
03:19:18 Captain visits Afghan Police gun position at the observation point; he urges the Afghan policemen to wear uniforms rather than tribal clothes. Views of the gun position and police, and panoramic shots of the landscape: local villages can be seen on the plain. Members of the patrol discuss the situation and the area (off screen).
03:25:07 Soldiers descent along the paths marked with white markers. Above, Afghan policeman can be seen in silhouette against the setting sun.
03:28:31 03:28:31 soldiers talk to local people, one of whom had lost his leg in a mine explosion.
03:31:11 Shots through windscreen of moving patrol vehicle on way back to base (the road is very uneven).
END 03:33:34
Alternative Title:OPERATION HERRICK, AFGHANISTAN [Allocated Series Title]
HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2004 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: UK Land Media Ops (Production sponsor)
Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company)
Capon, Kevin (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: Pashto ?
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 33; Running time: 33 mins
