IRAQ FOOTAGE TAKEN FOR TROOPING THE COLOUR CEREMONY PROGRAMME INSERTS, MAY 2007 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: IRAQ FOOTAGE TAKEN FOR TROOPING THE COLOUR CEREMONY PROGRAMME INSERTS, MAY 2007 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 947
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Members of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at Basra Air Station.
  • Description: Scenes in the mess tent at Alexander Lines, where the Irish Guards are based. Interviews with Second Lieutenant Orlando Roberts (platoon commander) and Captain Julian Roberts (Regimental signals officer), the sons of Major General Sebastian Roberts OBE. Gneral views of life at Alexander lines: soldiers clean their weapons in their tent (Iraqi flag with "OP TELIC 10 MACHINE GUN PL" embroidered onto it), exterrior of company accommodation and Alexander Lines sign), gymnasium (weight training). Bugler plays at Beating the Retreat sunset ceremony.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE VIDEOS [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 947
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2007-05-22
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production sponsor) Platfoot, Loz (Corporal, RAF) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Irish Guards, 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)
  • 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: 40 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 947

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 946 (IRAQ FOOTAGE TAKEN FOR TROOPING THE COLOUR CEREMONY PROGRAMME INSERTS, MAY 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 948 (IRAQ FOOTAGE TAKEN FOR TROOPING THE COLOUR CEREMONY PROGRAMME INSERTS, MAY 2007 (TAPE 3) [Allocated Title]) BFV 949 (IRAQ FOOTAGE TAKEN FOR TROOPING THE COLOUR CEREMONY PROGRAMME INSERTS, MAY 2007 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]) BFV 950 (IRAQ FOOTAGE TAKEN FOR TROOPING THE COLOUR CEREMONY PROGRAMME INSERTS, MAY 2007 (TAPE 5) [Allocated Title]) BFV 951 (IRAQ FOOTAGE TAKEN FOR TROOPING THE COLOUR CEREMONY PROGRAMME INSERTS, MAY 2007 (TAPE 6) [Allocated Title])
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