John Chapple

John Chapple

Infobox Military Person
name=Sir John Chapple
lived=27 May 1931 -


caption=Field Marshal Sir John Chapple
Crown Copyright
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placeofbirth=
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allegiance=flagicon|United KingdomUnited Kingdom
branch=
serviceyears=1954 - 1992
rank=Field Marshal
unit=
commands=1 Bn 2nd Gurkhas
48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade
Hong Kong
UK Land Forces
battles=
awards= Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Field Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple GCB, CBE (born 27 May 1931) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army.

Army career

Educated at Haileybury College and Trinity College, Cambridge John Chapple was commissioned into the 2nd Gurkhas in 1954: he served with the regiment he served in Malaya, Borneo and Hong Kong [Heathcote, Anthony p. 85] .

In 1970 he was appointed Commanding Officer of 1 Battalion 2nd Gurkhas and in 1976 brigade commander of 48 Gurkha Infantry BrigadeHeathcote, Anthony p. 86] .

In 1981 he was appointed Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong returning to the UK in 1983 to be Director of Military Operations. In 1986 he became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff and was then appointed Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces in 1987. He was Chief of the General Staff from 1989 to 1992 when he retired from the British Army.

Later career

He was also Governor of Gibraltar from 1993 to 1995 and has served as president of the London Zoological Society and a trustee of the World Wildlife Fund [ [http://www.wwf.org.uk/core/about/ambassadors1.asp#Chapple Biography at WWF] ] .

References

Further reading

* Heathcote, T.A. (1999). "The British Field Marshals 1736-1997". Pen & Sword Books Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-696-5

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