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John Chapple (British Army officer)

Index John Chapple (British Army officer)

Field Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple, (born 27 May 1931) was a career British Army officer in the second half of the 20th century. [1]

58 relations: A & C Black, Aide-de-camp general, Birthday Honours, Borneo, Brigadier (United Kingdom), British Army, British Exploring Society, Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), Charles Huxtable (British Army officer), Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom), Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom), Colonel (United Kingdom), Commander British Forces in Hong Kong, Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces, Commanding officer, David Parry-Evans, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, Derek Boorman, Derek Reffell, Elizabeth II, Federation of Malaya, Field marshal (United Kingdom), Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, General (United Kingdom), Governor of Gibraltar, Gulf War, Haileybury and Imperial Service College, Hong Kong, Hugo White, Indian Military Historical Society, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, James Glover (British Army officer), King's Regiment, Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Major (United Kingdom), Major-general (United Kingdom), Malayan Emergency, Military history, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), National Army Museum, Nigel Bagnall, Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Peter Inge, Baron Inge, Roy Redgrave (British Army officer), Royal Artillery, Second lieutenant, South Lancashire Regiment, ..., Staff College, Camberley, Trinity College, Cambridge, Who's Who (UK), World Wide Fund for Nature, Zoological Society of London, 2011 Svalbard polar bear attack, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), 48th Brigade (United Kingdom). Expand index (8 more) »

A & C Black

A & C Black is a British book publishing company, owned since 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing.

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Aide-de-camp general

Aide-de-camp general is a senior honorary appointment for general officers in the British Army.

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Birthday Honours

King's/Queen's Birthday Honours is, in some Commonwealth realms, the marking of the reigning monarch's official birthday by granting various individuals appointment into national or dynastic orders or the award of decorations and medals.

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Borneo

Borneo (Pulau Borneo) is the third largest island in the world and the largest in Asia.

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Brigadier (United Kingdom)

Brigadier (Brig) is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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British Exploring Society

The British Exploring Society is a UK-based youth development charity based at the Royal Geographical Society building, aiming to provide young people with an intense and lasting experience of self-discovery in wilderness environments.

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Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)

Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both services it ranks above lieutenant and below major with a NATO ranking code of OF-2.

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Charles Huxtable (British Army officer)

General Sir Charles Richard Huxtable, KCB, CBE, DL (born 22 July 1931) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces between 1988 and 1990.

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Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the British Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister.

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Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964.

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Colonel (United Kingdom)

Colonel (Col) is a rank of the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking below brigadier, and above lieutenant colonel.

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Commander British Forces in Hong Kong

The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong (CBF) was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong and was in charge of the Hong Kong British Forces.

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Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces

Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (CINCLAND), was a senior officer in the British Army.

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Commanding officer

The commanding officer (CO) or, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit.

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David Parry-Evans

Air Chief Marshal Sir David George Parry-Evans, (born 19 July 1935) is a former senior Royal Air Force commander.

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Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff

The Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff is a senior British military officer who reports to the Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.

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Derek Boorman

Lieutenant-General Sir Derek Boorman KCB (born 30 September 1930) was a senior British Army officer.

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Derek Reffell

Admiral Sir Derek Roy Reffell, (born 6 October 1928) is a former Royal Navy officer and Governor of Gibraltar.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Federation of Malaya

The Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو) was a federation of 11 states (nine Malay states and two of the British Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca)See: Cabinet Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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Field marshal (United Kingdom)

Field Marshal has been the highest rank in the British Army since 1736.

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Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Fitzwilliam College (often abbreviated "Fitz") is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, England.

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General (United Kingdom)

General (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank currently achievable by serving officers of the British Army.

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Governor of Gibraltar

The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.

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Gulf War

The Gulf War (2 August 199028 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 199017 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 199128 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

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Haileybury and Imperial Service College

Haileybury is an independent school near Hertford in England.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory of China on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in East Asia.

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Hugo White

Admiral Sir Hugo Moresby White, (22 October 1939 – 1 June 2014) was a senior officer of the Royal Navy and subsequently Governor of Gibraltar.

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Indian Military Historical Society

Indian Military Historical Society (IMHS).

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Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation

The Indonesian–Malaysian confrontation or Borneo confrontation (also known by its Indonesian/Malay name, Konfrontasi) was a violent conflict from 1963–66 that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of Malaysia.

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James Glover (British Army officer)

General Sir James Malcolm Glover, KCB, DL (25 March 1929 – 4 June 2000) was a former Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces.

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King's Regiment

The King's Regiment, officially abbreviated as KINGS, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division.

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Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)

Lieutenant (Lt) is a junior officer rank in the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries.

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Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), formerly more commonly lieutenant-general, is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.

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Major (United Kingdom)

Major (Maj) is a military rank which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Major-general (United Kingdom)

Major general (Maj Gen), is a "two-star" rank in the British Army and Royal Marines.

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Malayan Emergency

The Malayan Emergency (Darurat Malaya) was a guerrilla war fought in pre- and post-independence Federation of Malaya, from 1948 until 1960.

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Military history

Military history is a humanities discipline within the scope of general historical recording of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, their cultures, economies and changing local and international relationships.

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Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence (MoD or MOD) is the British government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by Her Majesty's Government and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces.

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National Army Museum

The National Army Museum is the British Army's central museum.

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Nigel Bagnall

Field Marshal Sir Nigel Thomas Bagnall, (10 February 1927 – 8 April 2002) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army from 1985 to 1988.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725.

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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.

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Peter Inge, Baron Inge

Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge, (born 5 August 1935) was the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1992 to 1994.

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Roy Redgrave (British Army officer)

Major-General Sir Roy Michael Frederick Redgrave, KBE MC (16 September 1925 – 3 July 2011) was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong.

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Royal Artillery

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is the artillery arm of the British Army.

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Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant (called lieutenant in some countries) is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1b rank.

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South Lancashire Regiment

The South Lancashire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958.

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Staff College, Camberley

Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army and the presidency armies of British India (later merged to form the Indian Army).

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Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.

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Who's Who (UK)

Who's Who is a leading source of biographical data on more than 33,000 influential people from around the world.

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World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of the wilderness preservation, and the reduction of human impact on the environment.

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Zoological Society of London

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.

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2011 Svalbard polar bear attack

On 5 August 2011, a starving polar bear in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard attacked a party of school children, organised by the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES), who had camped near the Von Post glacier, some 25 miles (40 km) from the settlement of Longyearbyen.

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2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)

The 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army before being transferred to the British Army on India's independence in 1947.

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48th Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 48th Brigade was a brigade of the British Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chapple_(British_Army_officer)

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