Martin Rutledge

Major General Martin John Rutledge, CB, OBE (born 1954) is a former British Army officer who commanded the 5th Division from 2008 to 2012.

Martin Rutledge
Born	1954 (age 70–71) Birmingham, West Midlands
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1973–2012
Rank	Major General
Commands	5th Infantry Division 9th/12th Royal Lancers
Awards	Companion 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]