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[[Colonel]] '''William Baume Capper''' [[Royal Victorian Order|CVO]] (6 February 1856 &ndash; 15 January 1934) was a [[British Army]] officer who became [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst]].
[[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] '''William Baume Capper''' [[Royal Victorian Order|CVO]] (6 February 1856 &ndash; 15 January 1934) was a [[British Army]] officer who became [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst]].


==Military career==
==Military career==
Capper was born on 6 February 1856, his father William Copeland Capper having been in the Bengal Civil Service. Educated at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Haileybury]],<ref>[http://www.haileybury.com/medals/egypt.htm Egypt]</ref> Capper was [[commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers)|85th Regiment of Foot]] in 1876<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=24292|supp=|startpage=589|date=11 February 1876|accessdate=17 July 2011}}</ref> and subsequently played [[cricket]] for [[Shropshire]].<ref>[http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/144/144481/144481.html Cricket Archive]</ref> He became adjutant of the [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]] in 1886.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=25615|supp=|startpage=3856|date=10 August 1886|accessdate=17 July 2011}}</ref> He served in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]], in the [[1882 Anglo-Egyptian War]] and in the [[Mahdist War]] in [[Sudan]] from 1884 to 1885.<ref name=fox>[http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/arthur-charles-fox-davies/armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-volume-1-dxo/page-82-armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-volume-1-dxo.shtml ''Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour'' by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (page 82)]</ref> He was [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst]] from 1907 to 1911<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands]</ref> and then served in [[World War I]].<ref name=fox/>
Capper was born on 6 February 1856 at Newbridge Hill, [[Bath, Somerset]],<ref name=sc>{{cite book|last=Percival|first=Tony|title=Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998|year=1999|publisher=A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham|pages=9, 42|isbn=1-902171-17-9}}Published by Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.</ref> his father William Copeland Capper having been in the Bengal Civil Service. Educated at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Haileybury]],<ref>[http://www.haileybury.com/medals/egypt.htm Egypt]</ref> Capper was [[commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers)|85th Regiment of Foot]] in 1876<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=24292|page=589|date=11 February 1876}}</ref> and subsequently played [[cricket]] for [[Shropshire County Cricket Club|Shropshire]]<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/144/144481/144481.html Cricket Archive]</ref> in 1882-83 and for [[Staffordshire County Cricket Club|Staffordshire]].<ref name=sc/> He became adjutant of the [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]] in 1886.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25615|page=3856|date=10 August 1886}}</ref> He served in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]], in the [[1882 Anglo-Egyptian War]] and in the [[Mahdist War]] in [[Sudan]] from 1884 to 1885.<ref name=fox>[http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/arthur-charles-fox-davies/armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-volume-1-dxo/page-82-armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-volume-1-dxo.shtml ''Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour'' by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (page 82)]</ref> He was [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst]] from 1907 to 1911<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |title=Army Commands |access-date=17 July 2011 |archive-date=5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and then served in [[World War I]], following which he was made a [[Royal Victorian Order|CVO]] in 1919.<ref name=fox/>


==Family==
==Family==
In 1888 he married Helen Margaret Parry; they had two daughters.<ref name=fox/> He had three brothers all who served in the Army, one was Major-General Sir [[Thompson Capper]] KCMG, CB, DSO who was killed in [[World War I]],<ref>[http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/GODDEN%20GREEN.pdf Godden Green War Memorial]</ref> and another was [[John Capper|Major-General Sir John Edward Capper]].
In 1888 he married Helen Margaret Parry; they had two daughters.<ref name=fox/> He died aged 77 in January 1934 at Newbridge Hill, Bath.<ref name=sc/>

He had three brothers all who served in the Army, one was Major-General Sir [[Thompson Capper]] [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]], [[Order of the Bath|CB]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] who was killed in [[World War I]],<ref>[http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/GODDEN%20GREEN.pdf Godden Green War Memorial]</ref> and another was [[John Capper|Major-General Sir John Edward Capper]].<ref>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/41054 Sir John Edward Capper], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', retrieved 11 August 2007 (subscription needed)</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:03, 24 May 2024

William Capper
Born(1856-02-06)6 February 1856
Bath, Somerset, England
Died15 January 1934(1934-01-15) (aged 77)
Bath, Somerset, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1876–1913
RankColonel
CommandsRoyal Military College, Sandhurst
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsCommander of the Royal Victorian Order

Colonel William Baume Capper CVO (6 February 1856 – 15 January 1934) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.

Military career

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Capper was born on 6 February 1856 at Newbridge Hill, Bath, Somerset,[1] his father William Copeland Capper having been in the Bengal Civil Service. Educated at Haileybury,[2] Capper was commissioned into the 85th Regiment of Foot in 1876[3] and subsequently played cricket for Shropshire[4] in 1882-83 and for Staffordshire.[1] He became adjutant of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in 1886.[5] He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War and in the Mahdist War in Sudan from 1884 to 1885.[6] He was Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst from 1907 to 1911[7] and then served in World War I, following which he was made a CVO in 1919.[6]

Family

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In 1888 he married Helen Margaret Parry; they had two daughters.[6] He died aged 77 in January 1934 at Newbridge Hill, Bath.[1]

He had three brothers all who served in the Army, one was Major-General Sir Thompson Capper KCMG, CB, DSO who was killed in World War I,[8] and another was Major-General Sir John Edward Capper.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 9, 42. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published by Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  2. ^ Egypt
  3. ^ "No. 24292". The London Gazette. 11 February 1876. p. 589.
  4. ^ Cricket Archive
  5. ^ "No. 25615". The London Gazette. 10 August 1886. p. 3856.
  6. ^ a b c Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (page 82)
  7. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  8. ^ Godden Green War Memorial
  9. ^ Sir John Edward Capper, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, retrieved 11 August 2007 (subscription needed)
Military offices
Preceded by Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst
1907−1911 		Succeeded by
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