Military career Arthur Denaro

the challenger 1 tank churchill preserved @ bovington tank museum

denaro commissioned queen s royal irish hussars cornet on 2 august 1968. promoted lieutenant on 2 february 1970, captain on 2 august 1974, , major on 30 september 1980. little known of military life media reports suggest engaged in clandestine operations special air service. confirmation of given general himself in book hugh mcmanners.

major general arthur denaro prince phillip

during gulf war commanded regiment which, breathtaking speed , (as vanguard of british attack) hooked round iraqi right flank cut off line of retreat. challenger 1 tank churchill has been preserved @ tank museum bovington in desert colours , irish hussars livery. both denaro , tank immortalised in terence cuneo painting basrah road original of hangs in regimental museum of queen s royal hussars @ athlone kaserne in sennelager. in 1992 appointed commander of 33rd armoured brigade , later year became commander of 20th armoured brigade. 1994 1995 served @ headquarters of unprofor in former yugoslavia, chief of staff of united nations protection force in bosnia, before commanding british forces in cyprus 1995 1996. chief of combat support allied rapid reaction corps in germany 1996 1997. became middle east adviser secretary of state defence in 1997.

in 1998 appointed commandant of royal military academy sandhurst , commanded 5th division 2000 2003, when retired service.

denaro has served president of army polo association 2002 , honorary colonel of royal gloucestershire hussars , of royal wessex yeomanry 2003 2009, being colonel of queen s royal hussars (queen’s own , royal irish) 2004 2008 before handing on brigadier andrew bellamy.