Lieutenant General Sir Ralph William Wooddisse, KCB, CBE, MC (born 8 January 1970) is a British Army officer who served as Commander Field Army from April 2021 until February 2024.
He studied at University College London and underwent officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
[3] He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) on 20 October 1999 in recognition of gallant and distinguished services during operations in Kosovo between January and June that year.
[4] He later served as a company commander in Iraq during the Iraq War, was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2007 Birthday Honours,[5] and became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment in March 2009.
[9] Wooddisse was promoted to lieutenant general and became Commander Field Army on 19 April 2021.