Martin Rutledge

Martin Rutledge
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1973 -
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	5th Infantry Division
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Martin John Rutledge CB OBE is a British Army officer who commands 5th Division.

Military career

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} ABF The Soldiers’ Charity announces a new Chief Executive for 2012 ABF, 21 July 2011
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45938. p. 3969. 27 March 1973. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
3. ^ Court Circular The Independent, 9 June 1994
4. ^ Investigation in Iraq The Independent, 13 February 2006
5. ^ Army Commands

Military offices
Preceded by Andrew Farquhar	General Officer Commanding the 5th Division 2008–	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Rutledge, Martin
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Short description	British Army general
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