NAM.2012-03-15-1

Oral history interview with Maj Fidelix Datson, Royal Artillery and 29 Commando Regiment, 3 Commando Brigade, 1991-2007. Interview conducted by Justin Saddington at the National Army Museum 25 Feb 2009. CD format, duration 47.44 mins. Associated with British Army of the Rhine (1945- ), Cyprus Peace-keeping (1960- ), Sierra Leone (2000-2001) and Afghanistan (2001-2014). Maj Datsun was born on 26 Feb 1972 in Ghana. The interview covers: his enlistment into the army, his training as an officer and service with the Royal Artillery (1991-), his postings to Höhne in Germany (1993-1996) then Training Regiment, Tidworth (1996-1997), his role in setting up and running the army’s ethnic minorities recruiting team (Diversity Action Recruiting Team) (1997-1998), his service with 29 Commando Regiment, 3 Commando Brigade (1998-2002), notably in Sierra Leone, his posting as adjutant to 16 Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (2002-2003) in Cyprus and Woolwich, his posting to an HQ unit of 4th Armoured Brigade in Germany in charge of media operations (2003-04), his posting to the army’s recruiting group (2005-2007), his service as battery commander in 19 Regiment Royal Artillery (2007-2009) and his service with this unit in Afghanistan (2007).

British Army of the Rhine (1945-2008), Cyprus Peace-keeping (1960-), Sierra Leone (2000-2001), Afghanistan (2001-2021)