Nigel Tapp

He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel James William Hanson Tapp of the Royal Artillery and his wife Winefred Grace Molesworth, daughter of Anthony Oliver Molesworth of the Royal Artillery.^[1][2] Educated at Bedford School, Nigel Tapp was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1924.^[3] He served in the Sudan Defence Force from 1932 to 1938.^[3]

He also served in World War II initially as a General Staff Officer with the British Expeditionary Force and then as a General Staff Officer at the War Office.^[3] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 7th Field Regiment Royal Artillery in 1942 and was still commanding it during Operation Overlord in June 1944.^[4] He then became Commander Royal Artillery for 25th Division in 1945.^[3]

After the War he became District Commander for Eritrea in 1946 and then deputy director of Land/Air Warfare at the War Office in 1948.^[3] He was made deputy director, Royal Artillery in 1949.^[3] He became Commander, Royal Artillery, for 1st (British) Corps in 1951 and General Officer Commanding 2nd Anti Aircraft Group in 1954.^[3] He was Director of Military Training at the War Office from 1955 to 1957 when he became General Officer Commanding East Africa Command; he retired in 1961.^[3]

• Generals of World War II