Duncan Capps

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Duncan Capps
Major General Duncan Capps presents the prize to the winner of the 2021 All Arms International Pace Sticking competition (cropped).jpg
Capps in 2021
Born (1966-12-21) 21 December 1966 (age 55)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1986–present
RankMajor General
Commands held104th Logistic Support Brigade
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (2020-present)
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Duncan Francis Capps CBE (born 21 December 1966) is a British Army officer. He currently serves as Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Early life and education[]

Capps on 21 December 1966 in Slough, Berkshire, England. He was educated at Charters School, a comprehensive school in Sunningdale, Berkshire. He graduated from Cranfield University with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1999.[1]

Military career[]

Capps was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Transport on 13 December 1986.[2] He was Commanding Officer of 7 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps from 2006 to 2008.[1]

He became Deputy Chief of Staff, Headquarters 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division in December 2008,[3] commander 104th Logistic Support Brigade in August 2011[4] and commander, Joint Force Support in Afghanistan in December 2012.[5] He went on to be Assistant Chief of Staff (Logistics) at Permanent Joint Headquarters in November 2013,[6] Head of Defence Supply Chain Operations and Movements at Defence Equipment and Support in February 2016[7] and General Officer Commanding Regional Command in June 2017.[8] Capps became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 27 March 2020.[9]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 21 March 2014.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Capps, Maj. Gen. Duncan Francis, (born 21 Dec. 1966), Commandant, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, since 2020". Who's Who 2021. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "No. 50826". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 May 1987. p. 1777.
  3. ^ "UK Armed Forces appointments announced September 2008". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Visits" (PDF). Blue Beret. 30 November 2011. p. 23. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Britain to hand over Camp Bastion to US forces". The Telegraph. London. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Senior appointments". The Times. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Senior appointments (April 2017)". RAF. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Senior Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Current generals" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  10. ^ "No. 60813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 March 2014. p. 5835.
Military offices
Preceded by GOC Regional Command
2017-2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
2020–present 		Incumbent
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