David Capewell

Sir David Capewell
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Marines
Years of service	1979–
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	40 Commando 3 Commando Brigade
Battles/wars	Operation Banner International Force for East Timor Iraq War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant General Sir David Andrew Capewell KCB, OBE is a Royal Marines officer who has served as Chief of Joint Operations.

Military career

Capewell was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1979, holding a special short-service commission.^[1] He was confirmed in the rank of lieutenant on 1 September 1983 (seniority from 1 February),^[2] and was transferred to a full career commission on 29 October 1985 (seniority from 1 February 1983).^[3]

As a junior officer he served in Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe and South Africa. He was promoted to major on 31 December 1994.^[4] He became Chief of Staff of 3 Commando Brigade in 1998.^[1] He was promoted to colonel on 31 December 1999 and appointed Commanding Officer of 40 Commando in March 2000.^[5] In January 2002, he was appointed Chief of Staff, UK Joint Force Headquarters, in which role he served as Chief of Operations and Intelligence to the British Commander for the invasion of Iraq.^[1] He was appointed OBE in the 2002 Birthday Honours for service in Northern Ireland and Afghanistan.^[6]

Capewell went on to be British Liaison Officer to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the United States in 2004, and was promoted to brigadier on 18 October 2004.^[7] He became Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations) at Permanent Joint Headquarters in May 2005 and Commander of 3 Commando Brigade in June 2007.^[1] Promoted to major-general on 6 May 2008^[8][9] on his appointment as Deputy Commander NATO Rapid Deployable Italian Corps,^[1] he became Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations) at the Ministry of Defence in August 2010^[10] and Chief of Joint Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters in December 2011, with the rank of lieutenant-general from 13 December.^[11][12]

Capewell was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2014 New Year Honours for commanding UK Global Operations during a period of unprecedented volatility.^[13][14]

Honours and awards

	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)	2014 New Year Honours[13]
	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)	15 June 2002[6]

Family

He is married to Deborah and has two daughters.^[1]

References

1. "Major General DA Capewell OBE". NATO. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49460. p. 11421. 30 August 1983. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 50398. p. 552. 14 January 1986. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53902. p. 54. 30 December 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55728. p. 218. 11 January 2000. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56595. p. 5. 15 June 2002. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57447. p. 13487. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
8. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58690. p. 6865. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
9. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58702. p. 7605. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
10. "Ministry of Defence and Tri-service Senior Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
11. "Up and out : Promotions, retirements, new posts for senior UK military personnel September 2011". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
12. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59994. p. 23791. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
13. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60728. p. 2. 31 December 2013.
14. New Year Honours 2014 Military Division