Martin Rutledge

Major-General Martin John Rutledge CB OBE (born 1954) is a former British Army officer who commanded 5th Division.

Martin Rutledge
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1973 - 2012
RankMajor-General
Commands held5th Infantry Division
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Born in Birmingham,[1] Rutledge was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,[2] Rutledge was commissioned into the 9th/12th Royal Lancers in 1973.[3] He became Commanding Officer of his regiment in 1994.[4] He was appointed Director, Royal Armoured Corps in 2002, Chief of Staff to the Adjutant General's Corps in 2005[5] and Kosovo Protection Corps Co-ordinator in 2007 before becoming General Officer Commanding 5th Division in 2008.[6] He retired in 2012 and became Chief Executive of ABF - The Soldiers' Charity.[2]

References

  1. "Rutledge, Martin J", in Register of Births for Birmingham Registration District, vol. 9c (1954), p. 183
  2. ABF The Soldiers’ Charity announces a new Chief Executive for 2012 ABF, 21 July 2011
  3. "No. 45938". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 March 1973. p. 3969.
  4. Court Circular The Independent, 9 June 1994
  5. "Investigation in Iraq". The Independent. 13 February 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.
  6. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
Military offices
Preceded by
Andrew Farquhar
General Officer Commanding the 5th Division
2008–2012
Succeeded by
Post abolished
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