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Thompson Capper
Major General Sir Thompson Capper, (20 October 1863 – 27 September 1915) was a highly decorated and senior British Army officer who served with distinction in the Second Boer War and was a divisional commander during the First World War. At the Battle of Loos in 1915, Capper was shot by a sniper as he reconnoitred the front line during an assault by his division on German positions. He died the next day in a casualty clearing station from wounds to both lungs; his grave is in the nearby Lillers
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