Arthur Shortt
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Arthur Shortt
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| Born | 2 April 1899 Weare, Somerset |
| Died | 1984 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1916–56 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Arthur Charles Shortt CB OBE (2 April 1899 – 1984) was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence.
Military career
Shortt was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 26 August 1916 during the First World War.[1] He served in the Second World War as Director of Technical Training at the War Office from May 1943[2] before seeing action in North-West Europe in 1944.[3]
He became Director of Military Intelligence in December 1949[4] in which role he regarded the British Army of the Rhine Intelligence Service "as the most important Field Agency on the Soviet Army anywhere".[5] He went on to be Head of the Joint Services Liaison Staff in Australia in September 1953 before retiring in April 1956.[6]
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in June 1945[7] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1951 New Year Honours.[8]
References
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| Preceded by | Director of Military Intelligence 1949–1953 |
Succeeded by Valentine Boucher |
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29723. p. 8403. 1 January 1951. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 37138. p. 3218. 1 January 1951. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39104. p. 3. 1 January 1951. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
