Part one of oral history with Brigadier Ben Barry, The Rifles concerning his service in Bosnia, 1991 (c)-1995.
In two parts.
Conducted by Danu Reid and Mairead O’Hara for the Conflicts of Interest exhibition on 29 Apr 2009.
Duration: 88 min 27 sec.
Associated with Bosnia (1991- ).

Joined the Army on 22 December 1975 as a Private soldier on an O Type Engagement, Sandhurst May 1976-December 1976 and commissioned into the Light Infantry, and joined the 1st Battalion Light Infantry in Hong Kong. 

One of his reasons for joining the Army was that he was dissatisfied with life at university, so took a short-service commission in order to expand his horizons and with the aim of completing an operational tour in Northern Ireland.