Story Title |
Coins - Alex Bunting |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Also available: At website: http://www.healingthroughremembering.org/ooet/all/ On DVD: Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary Times |
Interviewee Surname |
Bunting |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Alex |
Language Spoken |
English |
Transcription |
No |
Transcription Permission |
n.a. |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
50+ |
Religion |
Protestant |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Conflict Victim |
Victim |
Physical Injury |
Injured in bobby-trap bomb in car; lost left leg in the explosion. |
Occupation during conflict |
Taxi driver. |
Status |
Civilian |
Original Format |
Video |
Story Abstract |
"The taxi Alex Bunting was driving was booby trapped. The force of the explosion tore off his left leg. The surgeons gave Alex the loose change that had become embedded in his body and he has kept the coins to remind him of what happened." (from Ordinary Objects website). |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Booby-trap bomb, |
Dates Mentioned |
20 October 1991 [1990s] |
Places Mentioned |
Sandy Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland |