John Chapple

Army officer (1931–2022)

PersonDied aged 90humanQ977028

Also known as Major-General Sir John Chapple · Field Marshal Sir John Chapple

Born: May 27, 1931
Died: March 25, 2022
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1.“Former British Army chief Sir John Chapple dies aged 90”centralfifetimes.com/news/20023848.former-british-army-chief-sir-john-chapple-dies-aged-90/
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Birthplace: Salisbury
Place of death: Salisbury
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: military personnel
Positions held: Governor of Gibraltar(1993–1995)
, Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)(1988–1992)
Education: Trinity College
, Haileybury and Imperial Service College

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Field Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple, was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff (CGS), the professional head of the British Army, from 1988 to 1992. Early in his military career he saw action during the Malayan Emergency and again during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and later in his career he provided advice to the British government during the Gulf War.

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