A private of the 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment, Iraq, 20 May 2006
Photograph by Corporal Anthony Boocock, Royal Logistic Corps, 20th Armoured Brigade Media Ops, 2006.
Dismounted from his Warrior Armoured Vehicle the private provides covering fire during a post-Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack operation in the outskirts of Basra City. He is one of many Fijian soldiers serving in the British Army in Iraq. Note the unit badge, with the battalion's nickname 'The Poachers', applied to his helmet cover.
One of 47 digital images relating to 20th Armoured Brigade's deployment in Iraq on Operation TELIC 8, 2006.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2007-06-8-3
Copyright/Ownership
Crown Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2007-06-8-3
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