Arthur Denaro
| Arthur Denaro | |
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Major General Arthur Denaro CBE DL
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| Born | 23 March 1948 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1968–2003 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 485713 |
| Commands held |
Queen's Royal Irish Hussars 33rd Armoured Brigade 20th Armoured Brigade RMA Sandhurst 5th Division |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Other work | Deputy Lieutenant, Herefordshire |
Major General Arthur George Denaro 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 Commandant of Sandhurst. He commanded the 5th Infantry Division from 2000 to 2003. He was the highest-ranking officer of foreign birth in the British Army at that time.
Denaro was born in Sungei Patani, Malaya on 23 March 1948 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.
Denaro was commissioned into the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars as a Cornet on 2 August 1968. He was promoted to lieutenant on 2 February 1970, to captain on 2 August 1974, and to major on 30 September 1980. Little is known of his early military life but media reports suggest he was engaged in clandestine operations with the Special Air Service. Confirmation of this is given by the general himself in a book by Hugh McManners.
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