Nick van der Bijl
NICK van der BIJL BEM enlisted into the 17/21st Lancers in 1964. In 1967, he re-enlisted into the Royal Dragoons and transferred to the Intelligence Corps soon after the regiment amalgamated with the Blues. For the next 20 years he served in the Intelligence Corps and saw active service in Northern Ireland and, with 3rd Commando Brigade, in the Falklands War. Retiring from the Regular Army in 1989, he worked as a security practicioner in the defence industry and NHS, he was commissioned in 2 Wessex (V) until 1992. An author of several military books and numerous security articles, he is co-founder of Brush Fire Films.