NAM.2013-03-12-1

Oral history interview with Cpl Mark Ferrie, 101 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Signals, 2000- . Interview conducted by Amy Cameron at Carver Barracks, Wimbish, Essex, 6 Dec 2012. Conducted for National Army Museum Unseen Enemy exhibition (2013). Digital audio file, two files: 1 hr 27 min 9 sec. Associated with Northern Ireland (1969-2007), Iraq (2003-2011) and Afghanistan (2001-2014). Interview covers his service as an Electronics Counter Measure (ECM) Operator in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team dealing with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Helmand province, Afghanistan; describing differences between tours and training and operations and types of IEDs discovered; describing hospitality of local civilians and friendship with rest of team and relationship with family and friends; describing future in military and returning to Afghanistan.

Iraq (2003-2011), Northern Ireland (1969-)

Abadeh, Siege of, 1918 (World War One, Persia 1914-1918)