David Edelsten (13 March 1933 – 2 February 2012) was an English writer, British Army Brigadier and charity organizer.

Biography

David Edelsten was the second son of Alan & Grace Edelsten. His father, a doctor, used a horse to visit patients. In 1952, after attending Clifton College, he attended Sandhurst and joined the

13th/18th Royal Hussars The 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 13th Hussars and the 18th Royal Hussars in 1922 and, after service in the Second World War, it amalgamated wit ...

. He arrived with only his horse. He served in the

Malayan Emergency The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti–British National Liberation War was a guerrilla war fought in British Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and the military forces o ...

and as a

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

was in charge of training from 1966 to 1967. He was second in command of the

3rd Infantry Brigade The 3rd Infantry Brigade was a Regular Army infantry brigade of the British Army, part of the 1st Infantry Division. Originally formed in 1809, during the Peninsular War, the brigade had a long history, seeing action in the Second Anglo-Afg ...

during The Troubles and played weekly squash. He began writing in 1991 for twelve years with '' Country Life''. He wrote six books and was a member of the

Surtees Society The Surtees Society is a text publication society and registered charity (No. 1003812) based in Durham in northern England. The society was established on 27 May 1834 by James Raine, following the death (on 11 February) of the renowned County D ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Edelsten, David People educated at Clifton College Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency 13th/18th Royal Hussars officers 1933 births 2012 deaths British Army brigadiers Military personnel from London