Duncan Capps
Duncan Capps | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Capps in 2021 | |
| Acting Border Security Commander | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2026 | |
| Appointed by | Shabana Mahmood |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Preceded by | Martin Hewitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1966 Slough, Buckinghamshire, England |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1986–2022 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Royal Corps of Transport |
| Commands | 104th Logistic Support Brigade Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (2020–2022) |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
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.
Early life and education
[edit]Capps was born on 21 December 1966 in Slough, Buckinghamshire, 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
[edit]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 (CBE) on 21 March 2014.[11]
Later career
[edit]In December 2022, he was appointed director of Small Boats Operational Command; the command was initially based in the Ministry of Defence but transferred to the Home Office in January 2023.[12][13] In April 2026, he was appointed on an interim basis as the Border Security Commander.[14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Capps, Maj. Gen. Duncan Francis, (born 21 Dec. 1966), Commandant, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, since 2020". Who's Who 2021. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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- ↑ "UK Armed Forces appointments announced September 2008". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "Visits" (PDF). Blue Beret. 30 November 2011. p. 23. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Britain to hand over Camp Bastion to US forces". The Telegraph. London. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ "Senior appointments". The Times. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Senior appointments (April 2017)". RAF. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Senior Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ "Current generals" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ↑ "No. 63925". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 January 2022. p. 25178.
- ↑ "No. 60813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 March 2014. p. 5835.
- ↑ Thompson, Flora (16 December 2022). "Army officer takes charge of command tackling Channel crossings". The Independent. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
- ↑ "Army officer takes charge of command launched in bid to tackle Channel crossings". Salisbury Journal. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
- ↑ Dathan, Matt (20 March 2026). "Small boats chief quits amid rising migrant numbers". The Times. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- 1966 births
- British Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Military personnel from Berkshire
- Living people
- British Army major generals
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Commandants of Sandhurst
- Royal Corps of Transport officers
- Alumni of Cranfield University
- People from Slough
- 20th-century British Army personnel