REPATRIATION CEREMONIES, CAMP BASTION, JULY 2007 (EDIT) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: REPATRIATION CEREMONIES, CAMP BASTION, JULY 2007 (EDIT) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1252
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Edited coverage of the repatriation ceremonies of Guardsman David Atherton, Lance Corporal Alexander Hawkins and Sergeant Barry Keen at Camp Bastion.
  • Description: Caption: "Service of Repatriation for Guardsman David Atherton 1st Battalion the Grenadier Guards Sunset 29th July 2007". Prayers are said and the Last Post is played, before C130 Hercules taxies into position and the bearer party carry the coffin aboard. Aircraft takes off. Still photograph of Lance Corporal Atherton. Caption: "Service of Repatriation for Lance Corporal Alexander Hawkins & Sergeant Barry Keen". Their two coffins are taken from battlefield ambulances and carried by bearer parties onto their biers. Service takes place with prayers, recital of Laurence Binyon's "For the Fallen" and the Last Post. Coffins are carried on board C130 aircraft. Captioned stills of Lance Corporal Hawkins and Sergeant Keen.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFV 1252
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2007-07-29
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company) Punter, Paul (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event) British Army post-2000 (theme) Afghanistan post-2001 (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: 13 mins
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    BFV 1252

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 1245 (REPATRIATION CEREMONY FOR GUARDSMAN DAVID ATHERTON, 29 JULY 2007 [Allocated Title]) BFV 1246 (REPATRIATION CEREMONY FOR LANCE CORPORAL ALEXANDER HAWKINS AND SERGEANT BARRY KEEN, CAMP BASTION, 30 JULY 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1247 (REPATRIATION CEREMONY FOR LANCE CORPORAL ALEXANDER HAWKINS AND SERGEANT BARRY KEEN, CAMP BASTION, 30 JULY 2007 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title])
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