Title:REPATRIATION CEREMONY, BASRA AIR STATION, 21 JULY 2005 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 218
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Repatriation of Second Lieutenant Richard Shearer, Private Leon Spicer and Private Phillip Hewett of 1st Battalion the Staffordshire Regiment.
Description: Soldiers march on to apron and stand to attention. Land Rovers arrive bearing the coffins. Padre attends as the coffins are lifted by the bearer parties; prayers are said. Staffordshire Regiment standard flies. The coffins are borne on board C47 Globemaster aircraft. Bugler plays last post. The rear ramp door of the aircraft is closed. Shot of the sun setting.
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 218
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2005-07-21
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Shearer, Richard (person)
Spicer, Leon Dominic (person)
Hewett, Phillip Dale Rimes (person)
British Army, Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's), 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
Keywords: Basra International Airport, Basra, Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
Remembrance (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; Running time: 7 mins
