WILKINSON SWORD OF PEACE 1999 IS PRESENTED TO 8TH BATTALION THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: WILKINSON SWORD OF PEACE 1999 IS PRESENTED TO 8TH BATTALION THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFB 237
  • Other titles: NORTHERN IRELAND ARMY INFORMATION SERVICES COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The 8th (County Armagh and County Tyrone) Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment are presented with The Wilkinson Sword of Peace for its award for its cross-community work at a ceremony in Armagh, 26 November 1999.
  • Description: Shots of the sword and the prize certificate. The ceremony is covered including the arrival of guests, speech by Adam Ingram MP of the Northern Ireland Office and the presentation of the sword to the Battalion. Interviews with Colonel Farren Drury of the Battalion and to Malcolm Ordever of Wilkinson Sword. General views of venue (and shots also of a squirrel in the grounds).
  • Alternative Title: NORTHERN IRELAND ARMY INFORMATION SERVICES COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFB 237
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFB 237)
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1999-11-26
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Army Information Services, Northern Ireland (Production sponsor) Mobile News Team (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 30; Running time: 15 mins (ca)
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