A. R. Rawlinson

"Arthur Rawlinson" redirects here. For the Australian rules footballer, see East Fremantle Football Club § Players.
A. R. Rawlinson

OBE
Birth nameArthur Richard Rawlinson
Nickname(s)"Dick"
Born(1894-08-09)9 August 1894
London
Died20 April 1984(1984-04-20) (aged 89)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankLieutenant-Colonel
Service numberNA – 1919
89652 – 1939-46
UnitGeneral List (WW1)
York and Lancaster Regiment (WWI)
Machine Gun Corps (WW1)
Queen's Royal Regiment (WWII)
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire (WW1)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1945)
Officer of the Legion of Merit (1947)

Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Richard Rawlinson, OBE (9 August 1894 – 20 April 1984) was a British Army officer who served on the Western Front, and then in military intelligence in both World Wars. He served as head of MI.9a, and of MI.19. In peacetime, he developed a very successful career as a screenwriter and also produced several films.[1]

  1. ^ A. R. Rawlinson at IMDb