Ralph Wooddisse

Major General Ralph William Wooddisse, CBE, MC is a British Army officer who has been the Assistant Chief of the General Staff since November 2018. He served as General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division from May 2017 to November 2018.

Ralph Wooddisse
Wooddisse in 2018
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1989–
RankMajor General
Commands held1st (UK) Armoured Division
38th (Irish) Brigade
2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
Battles/warsThe Troubles
Bosnian War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Military career

Educated at Denstone College, University College London and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,[1] Wooddisse was commissioned into the Royal Anglian Regiment on 3 September 1989.[2] After serving as a company commander in Iraq during the Iraq War, he became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment in March 2009.[1] He went on to be Assistant Head, Military Strategic Plans at the Ministry of Defence in May 2012, commander of 38th (Irish) Brigade in November 2013[3] and General Officer Commanding 1st (United Kingdom) Division in May 2017.[4] Wooddisse was appointed Assistant Chief of the General Staff in November 2018.[5]

Already Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Wooddisse was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours.[6]

References
  1. "Colonel RW Wooddisse MBE, MC" (PDF). International Symposium on Military Operational Research. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. "No. 51927". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1989. p. 12817.
  3. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. "No. 61930". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 May 2017. p. 9902.
  5. "Generals November 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  6. "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B6.
Military offices
Preceded by
Giles Hill		 General Officer Commanding the 1st (United Kingdom) Division
2017 – 2018		 Succeeded by
Colin Weir
Preceded by
James Swift		 Assistant Chief of the General Staff
2018 – present		 Incumbent
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