THE FORMATION OF THE RIFLES, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE FORMATION OF THE RIFLES, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 863
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Sunset ceremony to mark the formation of the new regiment The Rifles.
  • Description: I. Members of 1st Battalion the Royal Green Jackets take part in a sunset ceremony to mark their renaming as 2nd Battalion the Rifles. The flag is lowered. Close-ups of the cap badges of 1 Royal Green Jackets and 2nd Battalion the Light Infantry, who were renamed 3rd Battalion the rifles on the same day. Bugle fanfare. Berets are changed, The Rifles' flag is raised, and soldiers pose for group photograph. (Freeze fame - ca one minute - on standard bearers.) II. Bulldog patrol: shots from top cover. Soldiers talk to local youths, direct traffic, check vehicles and carry out other patrol tasks. III. Interviews with Brigadier Tim Evans, Commander 19 Light Brigade, and members of 2 Rifles (ex-1 RGJ): Lieutenant Colonel Justin Maciejewski (CO), WO1 Pemberton (Regimental Sergeant Major), Corporal Ian Avery, Lance Corporal Jason Earle, Rifleman Gilmartin, Private Ashley Gordon and (unnamed) bugler.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFV 863
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 2007-01-31 2007-02-01
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production sponsor) Tilly, Ross (Corporal, RAF) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Evans, Tim (person) Maciejewski, Justin (person) Pemberton (Warrant Officer First Class) (person) Avery, Ian (person) Earle, Jason (person) Gordon, Ashley (person) Gilmartin (Rifleman) (person) British Army, 19th Light Brigade (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Green Jackets, 1st Battalion (regiment/service) British Army, Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion (regiment/service) British Army, The Rifles, 2nd Battalion (regiment/service) British Army, The Rifles, 3rd Battalion (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: 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: 31 mins
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    BFV 863

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 860 (THE FORMATION OF THE RIFLES, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 861 (THE FORMATION OF THE RIFLES, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 862 (THE FORMATION OF THE RIFLES, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007 (TAPE 3) [Allocated Title])
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