Duncan Capps
Retired British Army general (born 1966)
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Major General Duncan Francis Capps CBE (born 21 December 1966) is a former British Army officer. He served as Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 2020 to 2022.
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| Born | 21 December 1966 Slough, Berkshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1986–2022 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 525338 |
| Unit | Royal Corps of Transport |
| Commands | 104th Logistic Support Brigade Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (2020–2022) |
| Conflicts | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Early life and education
Capps was born 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] and served as such until August 2022. He retired from the army in December 2022.[10]
Capps was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 21 March 2014.[11]