Title:WARRANT OFFICER BOB HARGREAVES AND LANCE CORPORAL STEVEN HARGREAVES, BASRA AIR STATION, 7 JULY 2007 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 989
Other titles:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Warrant Officer Bob Hargreaves of the RAF Regiment celebrates 36 years as a member of the RAF Regiment at a party attended by his son Stephen, a Lance Corporal in the Royal Signals Corps.
Description: I. Celebratory gathering (with cake and non-alcholic drinks) at Basra Air Station to commemorate Warrant Officer Bob Hargreaves; Steven Hargreaves is also there. The two are interviewed and toast each other before recording joint messages home. (Time code restarts at 12 minute point)
II. Interview with Lance Corporal Hargreaves, describing his job in the Royal Signals as a technician setting up fixed communications systems (telecoms and IT); he is shown setting up computer connections.
III. Interview with Warrant Officer Hargreaves at the main gate of 903 EAW (Expeditionary Air Wing), Trenchard Lines. He talks with the (female) gate guard and enters the mess where he talks with colleagues. Views of the food counter and the chefs.
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 989
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:2001-2025
Production Date:2007-07-07
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company)
Platfoot, Loz (Corporal, RAF) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Hargreaves, Bob (person)
Hargreaves, Steven (person)
Royal Air Force, RAF Regiment (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Corps of Signals (regiment/service)
Keywords: Basra International Airport, Basra, Iraq (geography)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
Royal Air Force post-2000 (theme)
