John Chapple (British Army officer)

Viceregal styles of
Sir John Chapple
(1993–1995)
Viceregal styles of; Sir John Chapple; (1993–1995)
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency

Sir

John Chapple
Sir; John Chapple
Born	27 May 1931; Maida Vale, London, England
Died	25 March 2022 (aged 90); Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/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 held	Chief of the General Staff; Land Forces; Commander British Forces in Hong Kong; Gurkha Field Force; 1st Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles;
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)

Field Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple, GCB, CBE (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.

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