Coldstream Guards going to Iraq

Title

Coldstream Guards going to Iraq

Genre

Interview

TX Date

23 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:59

Description

A battalion of Coldstream Guards, the soldiers who usually parade at Buckingham Palace, are being sent to the Gulf to guard Iraqi prisoners of war. Their acting second in command, Major Jeremy Turner-Bridger(?), says they may be given other duties once they arrive and they are training and taking equipment with them. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Jeremy Turner-Bridger(?)

Keywords

Armed forces; Military training; Military operations; Army personnel; Prisoners of War; Soldiers; Wars (events); Iraq; Military equipment; Gulf War (1990-1991); Operation Desert Storm (1991); Coldstream Guards

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