BRITISH ARMY IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS AND SOUTH GEORGIA, MARCH 2001 (TAPE 8)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: BFA 1541).

Synopsis

Air Commodore Sir John Cliffe, CBFFI (Commander British Forces Falkland Islands) delivers the address during a commemorative service in the Norwegian Church at Grytviken; he then leads congregation through the Whaling Station to Grytviken Cemetery, where wreaths are laid at the graves of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and Argentinian submariner Felix Artuso, killed during the occupation of South Georgia in 1982. Early morning shots of iceberg, sunrise and the South Georgia coast, taken from vessel at sea. Troops departing on board RFA Diligence. Shots of derelict huts with graffiti by British soldiers inside. View of King Edward's Cove with seals on land in the foreground and Diligence at sea in the middle distance.

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Final ceremonies to mark the withdrawal of the British Garrison from South Georgia, 24 March 2001.

Notes

Remarks: label reads "Withdrawal of troops from South Georgia Ceremony GVs and Ivs".

 

Titles

  • BRITISH ARMY IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS AND SOUTH GEORGIA, MARCH 2001 (TAPE 8) (Allocated)
Series Title:
HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2001 COLLECTION
 

Technical Data

Year:
2001
Running Time:
17 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
DVCPRO
Colour:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
33
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
cameraman
Moreno, Gabriel (Corporal)
Production company
United Kingdom Land Forces Mobile News Team