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Arthur Denaro
Arthur Denaro
	Denaro in 2004
Born	23 March 1948 (age 76); Sungei Patani, Malaya
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1968–2003
Rank	Major General
Service number	485713
Commands	5th Division; Royal Military Academy Sandhurst; 20th Armoured Brigade; 33rd Armoured Brigade; Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
Battles / wars	Gulf War; United Nations Protection Force; United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Other work	Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire

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Major General Arthur George Denaro, CBE, DL (born 23 March 1948) is a retired British Army officer. He led his regiment, the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, during the Gulf War and later became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He commanded the 5th Infantry Division from 2000 to 2003. He was the highest-ranking officer of overseas birth in the British Army at that time.

Early life

Denaro was born in Sungei Patani, Malaya, on 23 March 1948,^[1] and raised in County Donegal, Ireland. He is the son of Brigadier George Tancred Denaro and of Francesca Violet (Peggy) Denaro (née Garnett). He was educated at Downside School in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, England.^[2]

Military career

Denaro was commissioned into the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars as a cornet on 2 August 1968.^[3] He was promoted to lieutenant on 2 February 1970,^[4] to captain on 2 August 1974,^[5] and to major on 30 September 1980.^[6] Confirmation of his service with the Special Air Service is given by the general himself in a book by Hugh McManners.^[7]

Denaro commanded his regiment during the Gulf War. Prior to the war the regiment had just arrived in Fallingbostel as part of the 7th Armoured Brigade (under the command of Brigadier Patrick Cordingley), part of the 1st (UK) Armoured Division, and were engaged in training at Soltau.^[8] Denaro was recovering from a polo accident four weeks earlier, when he had broken his skull in four places requiring a metal plate to be inset, but was still taking part in the exercise.^[9] As vanguard of the British attack, and "with breathtaking speed", Denaro's regiment hooked round the Iraqi right flank to cut off their line of retreat. His Challenger 1 tank "Churchill" has been preserved at the Tank Museum Bovington in its desert colours and Irish Hussars livery. Both Denaro and his tank are immortalised in the Terence Cuneo painting "The Basrah Road", the original of which hangs in the regimental museum of the Queen's Royal Hussars at Athlone Kaserne in Sennelager.^[10]

In 1992 Denaro was appointed commander of the 33rd Armoured Brigade and later that year he became commander of the 20th Armoured Brigade.^[11] From 1994 to 1995 he served at the headquarters of UNPROFOR in the former Yugoslavia, as chief of staff of the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia,^[12] before commanding British forces in Cyprus from 1995 to 1996.^[11] He was Chief of Combat Support for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Germany from 1996 to 1997.^[13] He became Middle East Adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence in 1997.^[13]

In 1998 Denaro was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and he commanded the 5th Division from 2000 to 2003, when he retired from the service.^[11] Denaro has served as President of the Army Polo Association from 2002 and was Honorary Colonel of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars and of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry from 2003 to 2009, as well as Colonel of the Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish) from 2004 to 2008 before handing over to Brigadier Andrew Bellamy.^[13]

Later life

After retiring from the British Army, Denaro was adviser to Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, crown prince of Bahrain, from 2003 to 2007 and he joined Strategic Real Estate Advisors and the Inspirational Development Group in 2007. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Herefordshire in 2008.^[13] In retirement he also served as a Trustee of The Prince's Trust and is an extra equerry to the King Charles III.^[12] Denaro is active in the Old Comrades Association of the Queen's Royal Hussars, where he is known to all as "General Arthur". He remains as president of the Combined Irish Regiments Association (since 2003).^[13]

Since leaving the army, Denaro has made a number of corporate speaking and after dinner appearances, and is represented by a number of companies including "Military Speakers".^[14]

Personal life

In 1980, Denaro married Margaret Roney Acworth (Maggi), widow of Major Michael Kealy. Together they have one son (commissioned into the Queen's Royal Hussars in 2008) and one daughter. He also has a step-son and two step-daughters from Maggi's first marriage.^[13] ^[15]

References

^ Denaro, Marie (2003). Daughter of an Empire. A Family History. St. Julian's, Malta: David Arrigo Publishing. ISBN 99932-656-0-8., p.206
^ "General Arthur Denaro CBE DL". City Speakers International.
^ "No. 44699". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 October 1968. p. 11326.
^ "No. 45031". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1970. p. 1355.
^ "No. 46403". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 November 1974. p. 11375.
^ "No. 48360". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 November 1980. p. 15271.
^ McManners, Hugh (2011). Gulf War One. Ebury Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780091936013.
^ McManners, Hugh (2010). Gulf War One: Real Voices From the Front Line. Ebury Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-0091935986.
^ Gulf War One: Real Voices From the Front Line. p. 36.
^ The Challenger 1 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Tank Times, June 2010
^ ^a ^b ^c Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b The Gordon Poole Agency
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 'DENARO, Maj.-Gen. Arthur George', in Who's Who 2011 (A. & C. Black, 2011)
^ "Arthur Denaro". Military Speakers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
^ Major-General Arthur Denaro Herefordshire Life, 18 October 2010

Military offices
Preceded by Jack Deverell	Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 1997–2000	Succeeded by Philip Trousdell
Preceded by Peter Grant Peterkin	General Officer Commanding 5th Division 2000–2003	Succeeded by Nicholas Cottam

[1] Denaro, Marie (2003). Daughter of an Empire. A Family History. St. Julian's, Malta: David Arrigo Publishing. ISBN 99932-656-0-8., p.206

[city-2] "General Arthur Denaro CBE DL". City Speakers International.

[LG_18_October_1968-3] "No. 44699". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 October 1968. p. 11326.

[LG_30_January_1970-4] "No. 45031". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1970. p. 1355.

[LG_18_November_1974-5] "No. 46403". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 November 1974. p. 11375.

[LG_3_November_1980-6] "No. 48360". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 November 1980. p. 15271.

[7] McManners, Hugh (2011). Gulf War One. Ebury Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780091936013.

[8] McManners, Hugh (2010). Gulf War One: Real Voices From the Front Line. Ebury Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-0091935986.

[9] Gulf War One: Real Voices From the Front Line. p. 36.

[10] The Challenger 1 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Tank Times, June 2010

[commands-11] Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[bio-12] The Gordon Poole Agency

[who-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 'DENARO, Maj.-Gen. Arthur George', in Who's Who 2011 (A. & C. Black, 2011)

[14] "Arthur Denaro". Military Speakers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

[15] Major-General Arthur Denaro Herefordshire Life, 18 October 2010

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-[[Major General]] '''Arthur George Denaro''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE|DL}} (born 23 March 1948) is a former [[British Army]] officer. He led his regiment, the [[Queen's Royal Irish Hussars]], during the [[Gulf War]] and later became [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Commandant of Sandhurst]]. He commanded the [[5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|5th Infantry Division]] from 2000 to 2003. He was the highest-ranking officer of overseas birth in the British Army at that time.
+[[Major general (United Kingdom)|Major General]] '''Arthur George Denaro''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|CBE|DL}} (born 23 March 1948) is a retired [[British Army]] officer. He led his regiment, the [[Queen's Royal Irish Hussars]], during the [[Gulf War]] and later became [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]. He commanded the [[5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|5th Infantry Division]] from 2000 to 2003. He was the highest-ranking officer of overseas birth in the British Army at that time.
 ==Early life==
-Denaro was born in Sungei Patani, [[British Malaya|Malaya]] on 23 March 1948<ref>{{Cite book |last =Denaro |first =Marie | title =Daughter of an Empire. A Family History |publisher=David Arrigo Publishing |location =St. Julian's, Malta |year = 2003|isbn =99932-656-0-8}}, p.206</ref> and raised in [[County Donegal]], Republic of Ireland. He is the son of the late [[Brigadier]] George Tancred Denaro, CBE, DSO and of Francesca Violet (Peggy) Denaro (née Garnett). He was educated at [[Downside School]] in [[Stratton-on-the-Fosse]], Somerset, England.<ref name=city>{{cite web|title=General Arthur Denaro CBE DL|url=http://www.cityspeakersinternational.co.uk/arthur-denaro|publisher=City Speakers International}}</ref>
+Denaro was born in Sungei Patani, [[British Malaya|Malaya]], on 23 March 1948,<ref>{{Cite book |last =Denaro |first =Marie | title =Daughter of an Empire. A Family History |publisher=David Arrigo Publishing |location =St. Julian's, Malta |year = 2003|isbn =99932-656-0-8}}, p.206</ref> and raised in [[County Donegal]], Ireland. He is the son of [[Brigadier]] George Tancred Denaro and of Francesca Violet (Peggy) Denaro (née Garnett). He was educated at [[Downside School]] in [[Stratton-on-the-Fosse]], Somerset, England.<ref name=city>{{cite web|title=General Arthur Denaro CBE DL|url=http://www.cityspeakersinternational.co.uk/arthur-denaro|publisher=City Speakers International}}</ref>
 ==Military career==
 [[File:Challenger 1 suspension.jpg|thumb|left|The Challenger 1 tank "Churchill" preserved at Bovington Tank Museum]]
-Denaro was commissioned into the [[Queen's Royal Irish Hussars]] as a [[Cornet (military rank)|Cornet]] on 2 August 1968.<ref name="LG 18 October 1968">{{London Gazette |issue=44699 |date=18 October 1968 |page=11326 |supp=y }}</ref> He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 2 February 1970,<ref name="LG 30 January 1970">{{London Gazette |issue=45031 |date=30 January 1970 |page=1355 |supp=y }}</ref> to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 2 August 1974,<ref name="LG 18 November 1974">{{London Gazette |issue=46403 |date=18 November 1974 |page=11375 |supp=y }}</ref> and to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] on 30 September 1980.<ref name="LG 3 November 1980">{{London Gazette |issue=48360 |date=3 November 1980 |page=15271 |supp=y }}</ref> Confirmation of his service with the [[Special Air Service]] is given by the general himself in a book by Hugh McManners.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gulf War One|last= McManners|first= Hugh|publisher= Ebury Press|year= 2011|isbn=9780091936013| page =86}}</ref>
+Denaro was commissioned into the [[Queen's Royal Irish Hussars]] as a [[Cornet (military rank)|cornet]] on 2 August 1968.<ref name="LG 18 October 1968">{{London Gazette |issue=44699 |date=18 October 1968 |page=11326 |supp=y }}</ref> He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 2 February 1970,<ref name="LG 30 January 1970">{{London Gazette |issue=45031 |date=30 January 1970 |page=1355 |supp=y }}</ref> to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 2 August 1974,<ref name="LG 18 November 1974">{{London Gazette |issue=46403 |date=18 November 1974 |page=11375 |supp=y }}</ref> and to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] on 30 September 1980.<ref name="LG 3 November 1980">{{London Gazette |issue=48360 |date=3 November 1980 |page=15271 |supp=y }}</ref> Confirmation of his service with the [[Special Air Service]] is given by the general himself in a book by Hugh McManners.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gulf War One|last= McManners|first= Hugh|publisher= Ebury Press|year= 2011|isbn=9780091936013| page =86}}</ref>
-[[File:Major General Arthuir Denaro with Prince Phillip.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Major General Arthur Denaro with Prince Philip]]
+[[File:Major General Arthuir Denaro with Prince Phillip.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Major General Arthur Denaro with Prince Philip, 2004]]
-Throughout the [[Gulf War]] he commanded his regiment.  Prior to the war they had just arrived in [[Fallingbostel]] as part of the 7th Armoured Brigade (under the command of Brigadier [[Patrick Cordingley]]), part of [[1st (United Kingdom) Division|1st (UK) Armoured Division]], and were engaged in training at [[Soltau-Lüneburg Training Area|Soltau]].<ref>{{cite book|last=McManners|first=Hugh|title=Gulf War One: Real Voices From the Front Line|year=2010|publisher=Ebury Publishing|page=35|isbn=978-0091935986}}</ref> Denaro was recovering from a [[polo]] accident four weeks earlier when he had broken his skull in four places requiring a metal plate to be inset but was still taking part in the exercise.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gulf War One: Real Voices From the Front Line|page=36}}</ref>
+Denaro commanded his regiment during the [[Gulf War]]. Prior to the war the regiment had just arrived in [[Fallingbostel]] as part of the 7th Armoured Brigade (under the command of Brigadier [[Patrick Cordingley]]), part of the [[1st (United Kingdom) Division|1st (UK) Armoured Division]], and were engaged in training at [[Soltau-Lüneburg Training Area|Soltau]].<ref>{{cite book|last=McManners|first=Hugh|title=Gulf War One: Real Voices From the Front Line|year=2010|publisher=Ebury Publishing|page=35|isbn=978-0091935986}}</ref> Denaro was recovering from a [[polo]] accident four weeks earlier, when he had broken his skull in four places requiring a metal plate to be inset, but was still taking part in the exercise.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gulf War One: Real Voices From the Front Line|page=36}}</ref> As vanguard of the British attack, and "with breathtaking speed", Denaro's regiment hooked round the Iraqi right flank to cut off their line of retreat. His [[Challenger 1]] tank "Churchill" has been preserved at the Tank Museum [[Bovington]] in its desert colours and Irish Hussars livery. Both Denaro and his tank are immortalised in the [[Terence Cuneo]] painting "The Basrah Road", the original of which hangs in the regimental museum of the [[Queen's Royal Hussars]] at Athlone Kaserne in [[Sennelager]].<ref>[http://www.tankmuseum.org/asset_arena/textual/10/the_tank_museum_tank_times_june_2010.pdf The Challenger 1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405181649/http://www.tankmuseum.org/asset_arena/textual/10/the_tank_museum_tank_times_june_2010.pdf |date=5 April 2012 }} Tank Times, June 2010</ref>
-Describably "with breathtaking speed", (as vanguard of the British attack) his regiment hooked round the Iraqi right flank to cut off their line of retreat. His [[Challenger 1]] tank "Churchill" has been preserved at the Tank Museum [[Bovington]] in its desert colours and Irish Hussars livery. Both Denaro and his tank are immortalised in the [[Terence Cuneo]] painting "The Basrah Road" the original of which hangs in the regimental museum of the [[Queen's Royal Hussars]] at Athlone Kaserne in [[Sennelager]].<ref>[http://www.tankmuseum.org/asset_arena/textual/10/the_tank_museum_tank_times_june_2010.pdf The Challenger 1] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405181649/http://www.tankmuseum.org/asset_arena/textual/10/the_tank_museum_tank_times_june_2010.pdf |date=5 April 2012 }} Tank Times, June 2010</ref>
-In 1992 he was appointed Commander of [[33rd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)|33rd Armoured Brigade]] and later that year he became Commander of [[20th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)|20th Armoured Brigade]].<ref name=commands>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=5 July 2015 }}</ref> From 1994 to 1995 he served at the headquarters of [[UNPROFOR]] in the [[former Yugoslavia]], as Chief of Staff of the [[United Nations Protection Force]] in [[Bosnia]],<ref name=bio>[http://www.gordonpoole.com/Artists/Arthur-Denaro-(Major-General-Arthur-Denaro-CBE)-(4.aspx The Gordon Poole Agency]</ref> before commanding British forces in [[Cyprus]] from 1995 to 1996.<ref name=commands/> He was Chief of Combat Support for the [[Allied Rapid Reaction Corps]] in Germany from 1996 to 1997.<ref name=who>'DENARO, Maj.-Gen. Arthur George', in ''[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who 2011]]'' (A. & C. Black, 2011)</ref> He became Middle East Adviser to the [[Secretary of State for Defence]] in 1997.<ref name=who/>
+In 1992 Denaro was appointed commander of the [[33rd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)|33rd Armoured Brigade]] and later that year he became commander of the [[20th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)|20th Armoured Brigade]].<ref name=commands>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=5 July 2015 }}</ref> From 1994 to 1995 he served at the headquarters of [[UNPROFOR]] in the [[former Yugoslavia]], as chief of staff of the [[United Nations Protection Force]] in [[Bosnia]],<ref name=bio>[http://www.gordonpoole.com/Artists/Arthur-Denaro-(Major-General-Arthur-Denaro-CBE)-(4.aspx The Gordon Poole Agency]</ref> before commanding British forces in [[Cyprus]] from 1995 to 1996.<ref name=commands/> He was Chief of Combat Support for the [[Allied Rapid Reaction Corps]] in Germany from 1996 to 1997.<ref name=who>'DENARO, Maj.-Gen. Arthur George', in ''[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who 2011]]'' (A. & C. Black, 2011)</ref> He became Middle East Adviser to the [[Secretary of State for Defence]] in 1997.<ref name=who/>
-In 1998 he was appointed [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] and he commanded the [[5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|5th Division]] from 2000 to 2003, when he retired from the service.<ref name=commands/>
+In 1998 Denaro was appointed [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] and he commanded the [[5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|5th Division]] from 2000 to 2003, when he retired from the service.<ref name=commands/> Denaro has served as President of the Army Polo Association from 2002 and was Honorary Colonel of the [[Royal Gloucestershire Hussars]] and of the [[Royal Wessex Yeomanry]] from 2003 to 2009, as well as Colonel of the [[Queen's Royal Hussars]] (Queen's Own and Royal Irish) from 2004 to 2008 before handing over to Brigadier Andrew Bellamy.<ref name=who/>
-Denaro has served as President of the Army Polo Association from 2002 and was Honorary Colonel of the [[Royal Gloucestershire Hussars]] and of the [[Royal Wessex Yeomanry]] from 2003 to 2009, as well as being Colonel of the [[Queen's Royal Hussars]] (Queen's Own and Royal Irish) from 2004 to 2008 before handing over to Brigadier Andrew Bellamy.<ref name=who/>
 ==Later life==
-After retiring from the British Army, Denaro was adviser to [[Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]], [[crown prince]] of [[Bahrain]], from 2003 to 2007 and he joined Strategic Real Estate Advisors and the Inspirational Development Group in 2007. He was appointed a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] for [[Herefordshire]] in 2008.<ref name=who/> In retirement he also became a Trustee of [[The Prince's Trust]] and is an extra equerry to the [[Prince of Wales]].<ref name=bio/>
+After retiring from the British Army, Denaro was adviser to [[Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]], [[crown prince]] of [[Bahrain]], from 2003 to 2007 and he joined Strategic Real Estate Advisors and the Inspirational Development Group in 2007. He was appointed a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] for [[Herefordshire]] in 2008.<ref name=who/> In retirement he also served as a Trustee of [[The Prince's Trust]] and is an extra equerry to the [[Charles III|King Charles III]].<ref name=bio/> Denaro is active in the Old Comrades Association of the Queen's Royal Hussars, where he is known to all as "General Arthur". He remains as president of the Combined Irish Regiments Association (since 2003).<ref name=who/>
-He can still be found at a variety of events for the army and, in particular, for the Old Comrades Association of the Queen's Royal Hussars where he is known to all as "General Arthur". He remains as president of the Combined Irish Regiments Association (since 2003).<ref name=who/>
 Since leaving the army, Denaro has made a number of corporate speaking and after dinner appearances, and is represented by a number of companies including "Military Speakers".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.militaryspeakers.co.uk/speakers/major-general-arthur-denaro-cbe-dl.aspx|title=Arthur Denaro|publisher=Military Speakers|access-date=17 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304173536/http://militaryspeakers.co.uk/speakers/major-general-arthur-denaro-cbe-dl.aspx|archive-date=4 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-In 1980, Denaro married Margaret Roney Acworth (Maggi), widow of Major [[Mike Kealy|Michael Kealy]], DSO. Together they have one son (commissioned into the Queen's Royal Hussars in 2008) and one daughter, as well as the son and two daughters from Maggi's first marriage.<ref name=who/>
+In 1980, Denaro married Margaret Roney Acworth (Maggi), widow of Major [[Mike Kealy|Michael Kealy]]. Together they have one son (commissioned into the Queen's Royal Hussars in 2008) and one daughter. He also has a step-son and two step-daughters from Maggi's first marriage.<ref name=who/>
 <ref>[http://herefordshire.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/major-general-arthur-denaro-army-troops-war-25904/ Major-General Arthur Denaro] Herefordshire Life, 18 October 2010</ref>
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