COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, THIEPVAL, FRANCE, JUNE-JULY 2006 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, THIEPVAL, FRANCE, JUNE-JULY 2006 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1197
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes in and around the Thiepval Memorial during the Somme commemorations, including reenactments, aircraft display and interviews, including Colonel Boscowan and 110-year-old veteran Henry Allingham.
  • Description: SHOTSHEET (copied, without amendment, from accompanying Defence Media Operations Centre computer disc): START 00:48:00 G.Vs of the restored trenches at Ulster wood. Press taking photos of soldiers whose relatives served at the Somme during WWI. 02:40:00 BFBS radio I.V. with Colonel Boscowan BA (Hons) PSC. 07:57:00 GMTV I.V. with a LCPL who's Great, Great uncle served in the Somme. 16:09:00 Long shot of Thiepval memorial. Green crop fields with birds singing. Ulster wood cemetery. 19:08:00 WWI re-enactment society lay out all their equipment for all to see how a soldier of WWI would have been equipped. And currently serving soldiers put their kit out to show what is carried now. 22:04:00 G.Vs around a WWI camp. Chopping wood, cooking tent, Polishing brasses, washing drying and re-enactors being I.V. by GMTV. 26:50:00 WWI replica aircraft flew over from England for a fly past on the 1st July Memorial service at the Thiepval Memorial. The aircraft arrived a day early for Henry Allingham an ex Naval Aircraft engineer to see. Henry is 110 years old and one of the few surviving members of that era. 29:59:00 G.Vs of a replica Sopwith Tri-plane and a SE-5. 34:30:00 Henry Allingham arrives. 35:08:00 More G.Vs of aircraft. 37:26:00 1st I.V. with Henry Allingham. 44:19:00 2nd I.V. with Henry Allingham "I'm here for those men who died not for me." 46:50:00 "I laid a wreath today as I understand 4700 men of the Royal naval air service who gave their lives... I'm not an exception do I deserve it?" 50::45:00 He talks about Saddam. 52:17:00 "It's no fun being old and I don't really like it." 53:15:00 "I would like to be forgotten those men who gave so much remember them not me!" 53:40:00 Henry being presented with a picture by RAF officers. 55:19:00 Henry looking at a replica of the aircraft a SE-5. 58:00:00 Henry chats to the youngest Cadet pilot of the RAF at the time. 00:29:00 Tape ends.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 1197
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions:
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2006-06-30
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company) Punter, Paul (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Boscowan (Colonel) (person) Allingham, Henry William (person)
  • Keywords: Thiepval, Somme, France (geography) Remembrance (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: Mini-DV Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 60; Running time: 60 mins
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    BFV 1197

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 1198 (COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, THIEPVAL, FRANCE, JUNE-JULY 2006 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title])
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