Richard Gerrard-Wright
British Army general
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Major-General Richard Eustace John Gerrard-Wright CB CBE (9 May 1930 – 12 May 2012) was a British Army officer.
Richard Gerrard-Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1930 |
| Died | 12 May 2012 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Service years | 1949–1985 |
Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 39th Infantry Brigade Eastern District |
Conflicts | Northern Ireland |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Military career
Educated at Christ's Hospital and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Tabor was commissioned into the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment in 1949.[1] He was deployed to the Suez Canal Zone and to Kenya and then saw action during the Malayan Emergency.[1] He became commanding officer of a battalion of the Royal Anglian Regiment and in that role was deployed to Northern Ireland during the Troubles.[1] He went on to be commander of 39th Infantry Brigade in 1975, Chief of Staff of I (British) Corps in 1978 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1980.[1] His last appointment was as Director Territorial Army and Cadets at the Ministry of Defence in 1982 before retiring in 1985.[2]
He married Susan Young in 1960; they had two sons and two daughters.[1]