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Welsh Guards in the Falklands War

Title
Welsh Guards in the Falklands War
Genre
News report; Interview; Speech
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1982
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Duration
00:25:10
Description
Kim Sabido reports on the funerals of Welsh Guards from the Sir Galahad which was sunk after bombing by Argentine jets during the Falklands War. With message from Sir Galahad captain, Philip Roberts, read by Padre Peter Husdon; roll of honour read by Sergeant Major Tony Davies; Colonel Johnny Rickett(?) reading epitaph; Last Post played. Followed by interviews with soldiers’ mothers, Mary Lewis and Elizabeth Wilson. Then with wives at Pirbright barracks- Denise Davies, Marion(?) Morris, Jean Morgan, Vera Fisher, Sue Powell. Also with soliders Phil Morgan and Simon Skinner. Female studio reporter not identified.
Contributors
Kim Sabido; Tony Davies; Peter Hudson; Johnny Rickett(?); Mary Lewis; Elizabeth Wilson; Simon Skinner; Denise Davies; Marion(?) Morris; Jean Morgan; Vera Fisher; Sue Powell
Keywords
Deaths; Injuries; Marriage; Wales; Funerals; Aerial bombardment; Falklands War (1982); Falkland Islands; Warships; Family; Army personnel; Soldiers; Wars (events); Peter Roberts; Pirbright; Welsh Guards; Burns; Bluff Cove; War casualties; Religious ceremonies; Sir Galahad

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