John Chapple (British Army officer)
Sir John Chapple | |
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Chapple in 2019 | |
| Born | 27 May 1931 Maida Vale, London, England |
| Died | 25 March 2022 (aged 90) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1950–1992 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Service number | 410821 |
| Unit | Royal Artillery King's Regiment (Liverpool) South Lancashire Regiment 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) |
| Commands | |
| Battles / wars | Malayan Emergency Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| Other work | Governor of Gibraltar (1993–1995) |
| Viceregal styles of Sir John Chapple (1993–1995) | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Field Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple, GCB, CBE, OStJ (27 May 1931 – 25 March 2022) 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.