Donald Wright

Arthur Robert Donald Wright OBE (20 June 1923 – 10 July 2012) was an English schoolmaster who taught at several schools, including Marlborough College and Shrewsbury School, where he was head master. In 1971 he was Chairman of the Headmasters' Conference. After retiring from teaching, he worked at Lambeth Palace for the Archbishop of Canterbury. As a young man he saw active service with the British Army during the closing stages of the Second World War. Early life Born in Wolverhampton, Wright was the youngest son of the marriage of Charles North Wright and Beatrice May Walker. His family was "Church of England, but still touched by a Methodist past". He was educated at The Downs and Leighton Park, both Quaker schools. His teachers included W. H. Auden. Career From school, Wright joined the British Army, received officer training, and during the Second World War rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Artillery. He took part in the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy, saw fighting across northern France and into Germany, and was later stationed near the Russian lines.