Southby-Tailyour, Ewen (Oral history)

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Object description

British officer commanded Royal Marine Naval Party 8901 on Falkland Islands, 1978-1979; acted as adviser and planner for amphibious landings to Naval Task Force during Falklands War in South Atlantic, 4/1982-6/1982

Content description

REEL 1 Recollections of period commanding Royal Marine Naval Party 8901 on Falkland Islands, 1978-1979: survey activities; orders to select landing beach; relations with Governor James Parker; question of likelihood of Argentinean invasion; evidence of Argentinean invasion plans; question of requirements needed to repel Argentinean invasion. Recollections of operations as Royal Marine advisor and planner for amphibious landings to Naval Task Force during Falklands War in South Atlantic, 4/1982-6/1982: initial meeting with Brigadier Julian Thompson; role briefing personnel aboard HMS Fearless; attitude towards war; potential effects of war on Falkland Islands fauna; issuing of survival document. REEL 2 Continues: problems of explaining Falkland Island terrain; problems of ration and water supply; joining planning team for landings at San Carlos Water; types of problems encountered planning landing; abandonment of timing for landings at San Carlos, 21/5/1982; importance of dry landings; duties after landing at San Carlos Water; question of mines; opinion of Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert 'H' Jones decision to attack Goose Green on foot; disagreement with Captain Peter Dingemans of HMS Intrepid over where landing craft should launch; nature of run in with 1st Bn Scots Guards to Bluff Cove, 6/1982; effect of lack of landing craft in preventing meeting with 1st Bn Welsh Guards on HMS Fearless; reasons for delay in 1st Bn Welsh Guards disembarking from RFA Sir Galahad at Bluff Cove, 8/6/1982. REEL 3 Continues: problems created by HMS Hermes having her boiler clean; question of Argentine Air Force superiority; taking surrender at Pebble Island, 15/6/1982; reaction to recapture of Falkland Islands; question of tactics employed by Argentine ground forces; opinion of Argentine Air Force; opinion of sinking of Argentine Navy cruiser ARA General Belgrano.

Object Details

Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), 1945-1989 (content), 1945-1989 (association)
Creator: IWM (Production Company)
Wood, Conrad (Recorder)
Southby-Tailyour, Ewen (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 1992-10-13
Dimensions: whole: Duration 75, Number Of Items 3
Catalogue number: 12787

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