Richard Gerrard-Wright
Richard Gerrard-Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1930 |
| Died | 12 May 2012 |
| Allegiance | 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]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Major-General Dick Gerrard-Wright". The Telegraph. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.