David Edelsten
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|name= David Edelsten
|birth_date= {{Birth date|1933|3|13|df=y}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|2012|2|2|1933|3|13|df=y}}
|birth_place= London, England
|death_place= Dorset
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|allegiance= United Kingdom
|branch= British Army
|serviceyears= 1952–1987
|rank= Brigadier
|commands= 13th/18th Royal Hussars & 3rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
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|battles= Malayan Emergency & The Troubles
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|laterwork= Director of the Somerset Council on Alcohol and Drugs & writer
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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.{{Cite news |title=Obituaries: David Edelsten |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=21 February 2012 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9096729/David-Edelsten.html}} In 1952, after attending Clifton College, he attended Sandhurst and joined the 13th/18th Royal Hussars. He arrived with only his horse. He served in the Malayan Emergency and as a Major was in charge of training from 1966 to 1967. He was second in command of the 3rd Infantry Brigade during The Troubles and played weekly squash. He began writing in 1991 for twelve years with Country Life. He wrote six books{{Cite news |title=Farewell to... hunting reporter David Edelsten |newspaper=Horse & Hound |date=10 February 2012 |url=http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/311395.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227102736/http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/311395.html |archivedate=27 February 2012}} and was a member of the Surtees Society.
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Category:People educated at Clifton College
Category:Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Category:British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency
Category:13th/18th Royal Hussars officers