THE COMMEMORATION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS CAMPAIGN, JUNE 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE COMMEMORATION OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS CAMPAIGN, JUNE 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1228
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: A four-part open air memorial service is held at Fitzroy to commemorate the bombing of RFA Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram, in which fifty four-soldiers (thirty-three of them from 1st Battalion the Welsh Guards) were lost. Members of all three services are present.
  • Description: Officers at the RFA Sir Galahad Memorial outside Fitzroy. The ceremonies begin at the the Welsh Guards' memorial, also outside Fitzroy; close-ups showing the list of names from 1st Battalion (and 22 Squadron Special Air Service) that were killed during the conflict; members of the unit gather, and a Welsh flag is flown. Wreaths have been laid on the shore. Various veterans and their families gather. Memorial service begins: two minute's silence, followed by an opening address by the Reverend Kathy Biles, Associate Minister of Christ Church Cathedral, Stanley.Wreaths are laid by His Excellency Governor of the Falklands Alan Huckle, Commander of British Forces South Atlantic Brigadier Nick Davies, Lieutenant Colonel Guy Levene (?), Guardsman Peter Thoms (a survivor of RAF Sir Galahad) and Councillor Mark Summers (on behalf of Margaret Thatcher). Collect of the Welsh Guards is read, followed by the Lord's Prayer in Welsh and English. Rory Higgins (British Forces Broadcasting Service) interviews Simon Weston OBE. Families lay wreathes and posies. (Shaky shots as camera is moved closer to the memorial.) Petals are cast into the sea. The congregation now moves across to the RFA Sir Galahad Memorial for the second part of the ceremony, which begins with a recital from Psalm 107, and a prayer remembering members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Wreaths are laid by Alan Huckle, Brigadier Davis and Captain Tony McNally of RFA Gold Rover. Naval Collect is recited. Close-ups of the memorial and of soldiers in the congregation. The third part of the service takes place at the Royal Army Medical Corps Memorial, where a soldier lays a wreath. Padre recites the Collect of the Royal Army Medical Corps, and the National Anthem is played on trumpet. Shots of wreaths by the memorial. Recital from Laurence Binyon, and the Last Post, followed by silence and salute. Fourth part of the ceremony takes place at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Memorial: wreaths are laid by Alan Huckle and Brigadier Nick Davies. Final prayers. Close-ups of wreaths and their messages. Further views of the various memorials and of Bluff Cove.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFV 1228
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2007-06-08
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company) Punter, Paul (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Biles, Kathy (person) Huckle, Alan Edden (person) Davies, Nicholas Roy (person) Levene, Guy (person) British Army, Welsh Guards (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Army Medical Corps (regiment/service) Royal Fleet Auxiliary & RFA (regiment/service) Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Fitzroy, Falkland Islands (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: 50 mins
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    BFV 1228

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