Tony Raper
Anthony Raper | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1970–2006 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | Bosnian War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Anthony John Raper CB CBE is a former Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Military career[]
Educated at Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College,[1] Selwyn College, Cambridge and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,[2] Tony Raper was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1970.[3] He was deployed to Bosnia where he provided communications support for the Implementation Force (IFOR) in 1995.[2]
In 1998 he was appointed Chief Executive of the Defence Communications Services Agency.[4]
In 2001 he moved to the Defence Logistics Organisation where he became Director-General for Strategy & Logistic Development: then in 2002 he was promoted to Defence Logistics Transformation Team Leader as well as Quartermaster-General to the Forces.[5] He retired in 2006.[6]
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Corps of Signals.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Welbeck College Entries" (PDF). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b AFSEA Europe
- ^ "No. 45182". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 September 1970. p. 9684.
- ^ "No. 55077". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 March 1998. p. 3395.
- ^ "No. 56811". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 2003. p. 119.
- ^ "No. 57952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 April 2006. p. 5070.
- ^ "No. 56655". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 August 2002. p. 9431.
- British Army generals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Royal Corps of Signals officers
- Alumni of Selwyn College, Cambridge
- Living people