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War Story: Serving in Afghanistan
- War Story: Serving in Afghanistan
War Story: Serving in Afghanistan is an interactive display featuring personal artefacts, videos and photographs collected through the War Story project. This photograph of a soldier patrolling though poppies was taken by 2nd Lieutenant Gareth Evans in 2011.
- Marine John Beesley
A series of photographic portraits of War Story participants will accompany the display War Story: Serving in Afghanistan. Pictured here is Marine John Beesley from 40 Commando, Royal Marines, who served in Afghanistan in summer 2010.
- Union Flag from Sangin
War Story: Serving in Afghanistan features 15 artefacts relating to the conflict which have been donated through the War Story project. This Union flag flew over the British base at Sangin.
- Vehicle Checkpoint
Trooper Byron Kirk took this photograph of troops at a vehicle checkpoint in spring 2010. Visitors can find out more about Trooper Kirk’s experiences in an interactive video interview, part of War Story: Serving in Afghanistan.
- Collecting Material
IWM is continuing to collect material relating to the war in Afghanistan through our ongoing War Story project. This image, taken by Corporal Tam Dowie of the Royal Irish Regiment, is one of over 13,000 submitted so far.
28 October 2011 to 30 November 2012
Since the First World War, IWM has collected people's stories of war and conflict, and now through the War Story project, we have been given unprecedented access to British service personnel currently serving in Afghanistan allowing us to record their first-hand experiences of the conflict for present and future generations.
War Story offers you a unique chance to discover the soldiers' compelling stories of being in Afghanistan. Set in IWM London's grand Large Exhibits Gallery, the display features 15 personal artefacts as well as video footage, images and interviews.
This is the first time that the majority of the material collected is on public display. Most of the artefacts, videos and photographs on display are also described and explained in the words and voices of the men and women who wore, used or created them.
In addition, a display of over 40 portrait photographs of service personnel involved in the project are on show on the third floor balconies overlooking the Large Exhibits Gallery. These larger-than-life headshots are the compelling work of IWM Photographer Richard Ash.
Find out more about the project and how we are collecting these stories.
Supported by: Boeing
207 (Manchester) Field Hospital
A short film about the experiences of two members of 207 (Manchester) Field Hospital (Volunteers), a territorial medical unit which deployed to Afghanistan in winter 2010.
Collections in Context
War in Afghanistan 2001-Present
British troops have been in Afghanistan since 2001. They were originally deployed with the UN-authorised coalition tasked with intervening in Afghanistan to find the leaders of the terrorist organisation al-Qaeda...
Afghanistan in the Twentieth Century
For more than a hundred years, British soldiers, diplomats, and spies and their Russian counterparts competed for influence over Afghanistan in what became known as ‘the Great Game’...
The War Story Project
Learn about the War Story project and what material is being collected. You can also register to take part.
