MAJOR GENERAL GERALD CAVENDISH GROSVENOR, 6TH DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, VISITS SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 2 MARCH 2004 (EDIT) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: MAJOR GENERAL GERALD CAVENDISH GROSVENOR, 6TH DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, VISITS SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 2 MARCH 2004 (EDIT) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 659
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Edited extracts showing the visit of the Duke of Westminster to Shaibah.
  • Description: START 09:58:33 Bars followed by black screen. 10:00:00 The Duke arrives at the British Military Hospital at Shaibah and greets staff. 10:00:52 The Duke watches a demonstration showing a casualty being stretchered from a battlefield ambulance, taken inside, examined and given oxygen. 10:02:39 Interview with the Duke (in his army field uniform). 10:04:13 The Duke visits the Equipment Support Company. Interior views of building being used as a garage for heavy duty vehicles. Members of 60 Transport Squadron greet the Duke of Westminster on his arrival; he talks informally to the men. 10:05:44 General views of vehicle park with heavy duty transporters and DROPS trucks. END 00:06:09
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 659
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2004-03-02
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (RAF Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Grosvenor, George Gerald Cavendish (6th Duke of Westminster) (person) British Army, Royal Logistic Corps, 4 General Support Regiment, 60 Transport Squadron [NEW TERM] (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Army Medical Corps, 22 Field Hospital (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Shaibah Logistics Base, Shaibah, 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: 6 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 659

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 435 (MAJOR GENERAL GERALD CAVENDISH GROSVENOR, 6TH DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, VISITS SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 2 MARCH 2004 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 436 (MAJOR GENERAL GERALD CAVENDISH GROSVENOR, 6TH DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, VISITS SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 2 MARCH 2004 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 660 (MAJOR GENERAL GERALD CAVENDISH GROSVENOR, 6TH DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, VISITS SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 2 MARCH 2004 (EDIT FOR GRANADA) [Allocated Title])
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