LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Falklands war - Bluff Cove memorial service

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

8 Jun 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:36

Description

Report on the memorial service at the Kensington Temple in London for the Welsh Guards killed during the sinking of the Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram by Argentine forces at Bluff Cove on the Falkland Islands in 1982. Speaking are: Captain Philip Roberts; war reporter Kim Sabido; Ava Sweet, wife of Philip Sweet who was killed in action; John Nicholson, father of Gareth Nicholson. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Kim Sabido; John Nicholson; Philip Roberts; Ava Sweet

Keywords

Shipwrecks; London; UK; Great Britain; Military personnel; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Warships; Wars (events); Bluff Cove; War casualties; Sir Galahad; War dead; Sir Tristram; Kensington Temple

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