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British Army general

GeneralSir Alexander Richard David Shirreff, KCB, CBE (born 21 October 1955) is a retired senior British Army officer and author.

Born in Kenya, Richard graduated from Oxford University and was then commissioned into the British Army.

Sir Richard Shirreff is NATO's former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), with 37 years of military service under his belt.

Sir Richard Shirreff was born in Kenya in where he spent his early years.

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From March 2011 to March 2014 he served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

Early and personal life

Shirreff was born in Kenya, the son of Alexander David Shirreff MC of the 5th Battalion King's African Rifles.

He was educated at Oundle School, then an all-boys private school in Northamptonshire.^[2]

Shirreff was commissioned into the 14th/20th King's Hussars as a second lieutenant on probation (university cadetship) on 3 September 1976.^[3] While sponsored through university by the British Army, he studied modern history at Exeter College, Oxford (BA, MA).^[4][5] He was confirmed as a second lieutenant on probation and as a second lieutenant (seniority from 1 February 1974) on 18 June 1977 and simultaneously promoted to lieutenant from the same date (sen