General Sir William Purvis Wright, KCB (16 July 1846 – 30 April 1910) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

Wright was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 31 December 1862.

[1] He served in the sloop HMS Narcissus in a detached squadron between September 1874 and May 1877 and subsequently wrote a book about his experiences at sea.

[2] He became Assistant Adjutant-General Royal Marines on 10 May 1897,[3] and was promoted to the rank of major-general on 14 March 1900.

[5] As Deputy Adjutant-General he was categorized supernumerary from early October 1902, to allow for other officers to be promoted in the ordinary ranks.