LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Call for medical reservists to serve in the Gulf

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

27 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:59

Description

James Shaw reporting from Yorkhill Barracks, Glasgow where Scottish reservists have answered the Ministry of Defence call for medical personnel to re-enlist and serve in the Gulf. Colonel Glenn Jones, Commander of 205 (Scottish) General Hospital on his unit’s readiness for war and training against possible chemical attack. With comment from two reservist nurses.

Contributors

James Shaw; Glenn Jones

Keywords

Military affairs; Medical personnel; Military training; MOD; Kuwait; Iraq; Chemical weapons; Gulf War (1990-1991); Chemical warfare

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