Anthony Denison-Smith

Lieutenant General Sir Anthony Arthur Denison-Smith, KBE, DL (born 24 January 1942) is a former British Army officer who commanded the 1st (UK) Armoured Division from 1993 to 1994.

Educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Denison-Smith was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1962.

[1] He was given command of the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards in 1981, during which time he was deployed in a peace-keeping role in Cyprus.

[1] He went on to be Director General Doctrine and Training at the Ministry of Defence in 1990, General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division in 1991 and then General Officer Commanding 1st (UK) Armoured Division in 1993 when it was reformed from 4th Armoured Division.

[1] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding Southern District in 1994 before he retired in 1996.