A POOLE Royal Marine starred in an ITV documentary about meeting the Argentinian soldier he felt was his “ghost.”

Nick Taylor fought thought the Falklands War 30 years ago and took part in the Battle of Two Sisters as a 21-year-old.

He found a camera left behind by the defeated Argentine soldiers and developed the film – and wondered what happened to the defiant young soldier in the photos.

Nick said: “They showed an Argentinian officer in precisely the same position as I had been on the mountain.

“I was looking at a man I’d waged war against. I wondered if I was looking at a ghost.”

Years later, Nick researched the photos, found out the soldier had survived the battle – and got in contact with Marcelo Llambas Pravas through an internet forum.

Marcello had gone on to serve with the UN in Iraq and Cyprus and worked with British forces.

He told Nick: “It is an honour for me to have been contacted by a former member of such a brave force as the Royal Marines and I am deeply touched by your gesture in wanting to give me back my photographs.

“We are no longer enemies because we both fought fairly for our countries.”

The pair were reunited on the Islands for a documentary broadcast last night, with contributions from badly wounded Welsh guard Simon Weston and ITV reporter Michael Nicholson.

Nick and Marcello walked the battlefield and had a drink together in The Globe Pub.

Thirty years ago, they had been 50 yards apart trying to shoot each other. Now both were concerned about the current tension over the Falklands.

After the war Nick served with the elite Hamworthy-based Special Boat Service and took part in operations in Europe, The Middle and Far East, South America and Afghanistan.

The dad of two now lives in Poole and works on risk assessment for an American oil company.