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Duncan Francis Capps (born 21 December 1966) is a

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officer. He served as Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 2020 to 2022.

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

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(MA) degree in 1999.

Military career

Capps was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Transport on 13 December 1986. He was Commanding Officer of 7 Regiment

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from 2006 to 2008. He became Deputy Chief of Staff, Headquarters 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division in December 2008, commander

104th Logistic Support Brigade 104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade is a specialist logistic support formation of the British Army. The brigade is the only one of its kind, and as such contains many of the special units of the Royal Logistic Corps and Royal Electrical and Mechanic ...

in August 2011 and commander, Joint Force Support in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

in December 2012. He went on to be Assistant Chief of Staff (Logistics) at

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in November 2013, Head of Defence Supply Chain Operations and Movements at

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in February 2016 and General Officer Commanding Regional Command in June 2017. Capps became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 27 March 2020. He was appointed a

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

on 21 March 2014.

References

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