William Wright (British Army officer)

Major-General William Stewart Codrington Wright CBE is a retired senior British Army officer.

William Wright
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1989–2023
Rank	Major-General
Unit	The Rifles
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Wright was commissioned into the Light Infantry on 5 August 1989.^[1] After commanding the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, he became commander of 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade in August 2014.^[2] He went on to become Assistant Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in September 2016 and Director of Army Staff in August 2019.^[2] After that he was Military Secretary and General Officer, Scotland, from September 2021 to October 2023.^[3] He retired from the army on 27 December 2023.^[4]

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours,^[5] advanced to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours^[6] and advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours.^[7]