Duncan Capps

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

Duncan Capps
Capps in 2019
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1986–
Rank	Major General
Commands held	104th Logistic Brigade Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (2020-Present)
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Capps was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Transport on 13 December 1986.[1] He became Deputy Chief of Staff, Headquarters 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division in December 2008,[2] commander 104th Logistic Brigade in August 2011[3] and commander, Joint Force Support in Afghanistan in December 2012.[4] He went on to be Assistant Chief of Staff (Logistics) at Permanent Joint Headquarters in November 2013,[5] Head of Defence Supply Chain Operations and Movements at Defence Equipment and Support in February 2016[6] and General Officer Commanding Regional Command in June 2017.[7] Capps became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on the 27 March 2020.[8]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 21 March 2014.[9]

References

1. "No. 50826". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 May 1987. p. 1777.
2. "UK Armed Forces appointments announced September 2008". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
3. "Visits" (PDF). Blue Beret. 30 November 2011. p. 23. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
4. "Britain to hand over Camp Bastion to US forces". The Telegraph. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
5. "Senior appointments". The Times. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
6. "Senior appointments (April 2017)". RAF. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
7. "Senior Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 1 April 2017.
8. "Current generals" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
9. "No. 60813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 March 2014. p. 5835.