THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS AT BASRA PALACE AND ON PATROL, 27 JUNE 2005 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS AT BASRA PALACE AND ON PATROL, 27 JUNE 2005 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 205
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: On patrol with members of C Company, 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
  • Description: START 00:00:00 Bars. 00:00:20 Shots from top cover of moving Land Rover, forward and rear views, during patrol. 00:01:42 Patrolling on foot; camera position is still top cover of Land Rover (driven at walking pace). The top gunner also seen; he wishes "salaam" to local people. Children wave at the slow-moving Land Rover. 0005:34 Top Gunner is interviewed; discussing the purpose of the patrol in establishing a presence on the ground. 00:06:35 Ground views of foot patrol (close-up of soldier with hackle in his beret); Land Rover drives past (as does a tractor and trailer). 00:08:33 Further top cover scenes as the patrol continues; Land Rover in front can also be seen (travelling at walking pace). Top cover gunner. 00:09:55 Soldiers approach an Iraqi Police Service checkpoint and talk with the officers (partly posed for the camera; the patrol leader explains to the policemen about the filming). Police are praised. 00:13:34 Close shots of the checkpoint and heavy traffic. 00:14:21 Patrol leader talks about his talk with the police and the significant changes that have taken place recently. 00:15:15 Further top cover scenes (vehicle is moving at speed). Driving along past the Shatt Al-Arab back to base and through the gates at Basra Palace. 00:18:58 Interview at Basra Palace with Lieutenant Anthony Harris, platoon commander, "looking after twelve blokes out on patrol": they'll be patrolling the southern, semi-rural area of the city. He discusses the "Dolphin Vehicle Checkpoints" (on river patrol). 00:21:30 Interview with Fusilier Grantham (?) (London) of C Company, discussing patrols 00:22:25 Interview with Lance Corporal Copeland from Northern Ireland, one of the platoon commanders. 00:25:41 Interview with Lance Corporal Lally (Sale, Cheshire). 00:27:55 Interview with Fusilier Fowlds (North Shields), gunner. 00:29:48 Interview with Fusilier Harding (West Midlands). 00:32:35 Interview with Major Mark Poole, OC C Company at Basra Palace (in command of 110 men). 00:36:08 Soldiers walk past the camera in the grounds of the palace. END 00:36:51
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 205
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2005-06-27
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, C Company (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Basra Palace, Basra, Iraq (geography) Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event) British Army post-2000 (theme) Iraq post-2003 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCam Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 40
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