Description Soldier and adventurer David Neild was the youngest officer to serve in the legendary Trucial Oman Scouts when he joined them at the age of only 20 in 1959.
In 1968 Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, with whom Neild had formed a good working relationship, called on Neild to set up and command a national defense force for the Sheikhdom, with the rank of Lt Colonel.
Then, in 1972 after the Ruler of Sharjah was assassinated, Neild was asked .
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