Thompson Capper [SEP] educated at
Centre for Military Archives at King's College London.
Early career.
Thompson Capper was born in October 1863 to William and Sarah Capper ("née" Copeland). William Capper was a civil servant with the Bengal Civil Service and Sarah was the daughter of industrialist William Copeland. Thompson and his elder brother John were born in Lucknow but at a young age were sent to England for their education. Thompson Capper attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst before being commissioned into the East Lancashire
was redesignated the 6th Infantry Division on 3 November 1939, and became HQ Western Desert Force in 1940.
General officers commanding.
Commanders have included:
- 23 June 1902 – 1906 Lieutenant-General Sir Gerald Morton
- 1906–1907 Major-General Herbert Plumer
- 1914–1915 Major-General Thompson Capper
- Apr 1915 – Jul 1915 Major-General Hubert Gough
- Jul 1915 – Sep 1915 Major-General Sir Thompson Capper
- 1915–1917 Major-General Herbert Watts
- Jan 1917 – Apr 1917 Major