NAM.2012-12-64-1

Oral history interview with Cpl Leigh John Carpenter, 156 Provost Coy, Royal Military Police, conducted by Mairead O’Hara at Goojerat Barracks, Colchester, 25 Jun 2007. Interview conducted for the National Army Museum Helmand Exhibition (2007). Covers his service in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2006. Digital audio file, duration 21 min 49 sec. Transcript avaialble. Associated with Afghanistan (2001-2014). Interview covers his service in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2006, discussing the terrain and environment; relations with local people; the difficulties of conducting hearts and minds operations; daily life; patrolling; the role of his unit within 16 Air Assault Brigade; his role as section commander; his experiences when his unit was ambushed at Zumberlay on 30 June 2006; comparison between service in Afghanistan and Iraq; the fighting qualities of the Taliban and the Iraqi militia.

HERRICK, Operation, 2002-14 (Afghanistan 2001-2021)