NAM.2013-03-14-1

Oral history interview with Spr Sean Laidlaw, 101 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 2009- . 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: 1 hr 21 min 6 sec. Associated with Afghanistan (2001-2014). Interview covers his service as a searcher in a specialist search team dealing with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; describing reasons for joining army and role as a searcher and signaller and pre-deployment training; describing role in Afghanistan and working with American forces and training on insurgents and different operations; describing death of American colleague and TRiM programme dealing with postraumatic stress and using humour to deal with death; describing modifying equipment such as gloves and kneepads and impact on insurance policies; describing future tour and communicating with family and visiting colleagues in America.

Afghanistan (2001-2021)