John Chapple Military person
Field Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple GCB, CBE (born 27 May 1931) was a career British Army officer in the second half of the 20th century. He served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1988 to 1992. Early in his early 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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| Birth date | May 27, 1931 |
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| military command | Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong UK Land Forces 1/2 2nd Gurkha Rifles 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade |
| service start | 1954 |
| service end | 1992 |