THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS VISIT AN ORPHANAGE IN BASRA, 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS VISIT AN ORPHANAGE IN BASRA, 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 265
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Members of 1st Battalion the Coldstream Guards deliver sweets and gifts to children at one of a number of Basra orphanages.
  • Description: START 00:00:00 00:00:35 Interview with Major John Mayhead from No 2 Company, Coldstream Guards, discussing a charity drive organised by himself and his wife where items collected in Britain by Coldstreamers' families where clothes and toys have been gathered and shipped to Iraq. These gifts had been repacked 00:07:20 Guardsmen form a human chain to move boxes from the ISO shipping container into a waiting Land Rover General cut-in shots of the Land Rover are also taken. Soldiers check through various boxes. 00:11:38 Exterior of orphanage in Basra. (Signage in Arabic.) Soldiers remove bags and boxes from within Snatch Land Rovers and take them into the building. 00:14:21 Inside the orphanage, soldiers look at displays of photographs showing orphanage life. 00:18:12 The orphans (both girls and boys) gather in a hallway and bags of toys and clothes are brought in. The orphans chant a welcome message in English and applaud. Guardsman hands out packets of sweets. Toys are distributed by smiling soldiers. Orphanage staff look on as the soldiers play with the children and unwrap sweets. 00:27:11 The orphans put on a display for the visiting Guardsmen, including gymnastics and singing. Soldiers play with the children 00:33:29 The Guardsmen say their farewells and give good wishes. 00:34:04 Sign: "Coldstream Guards Battle Group 1st Bn Op Telic 6" and shots of Warrior armoured vehicle at their headquarters (the Shatt Al-Arab Hotel). Soldiers pose for the camera. Extended silent stationary shot - nearly 30 minutes - shows the Coldstream Guards Battle Group entrance at the Shat al-Arab Hotel. END 01:03:02
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 265
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2005-09-29
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company) McIvor, Mac (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Mayhead, John (person) British Army, Coldstream Guards, 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Basra, Iraq (geography) Shatt al-Arab Hotel, 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; Running time: 63 mins
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    BFV 265

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 266 (THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS VISIT AN ORPHANAGE IN BASRA, 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 (SHORT EDIT) [Allocated Title]) BFV 361 (THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS VISIT AN ORPHANAGE IN BASRA, 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 [Allocated Title])
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