FALKLANDS 40
Former Staff Sergeant Nick Van Der Bijl recollects his Falklands experience as the sole member of the Intelligence Corps operating within 3 Commando Brigade
THE AUTHOR, STAFF SERGEANT NICK VAN DER BIJL, EATS HIS RATIONS IN HIS SLIT TRENCH AT PORT SAN CARLOS IWM FKD 2963
Istepped on board HMS Fearless as the sole representative of my unit, tasked with providing intelligence expertise. Perhaps I could be forgiven if I felt a little daunted. Nicknamed ACORN (army ‘code’ for intelligence), my 3 Commando colleagues and I began the war with zero information. But, perhaps like the seed turning into a mighty oak, we developed a decisive intelligence picture.
