Tony Raper

Anthony Raper
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1970-2006
Rank Major-General
Battles/wars Bosnian War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Anthony John Raper CB CBE is a former Quartermaster-General to the Forces.

Military career

Educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,[1] Tony Raper was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1970.[2] He was deployed to Bosnia where he provided communications support for the Implementation Force (IFOR) in 1995.[1]

In 1998 he was appointed Chief Executive of the Defence Communications Services Agency.[3]

In 2001 he moved to the Defence Logistics Organisation where he became Director-General for Strategy & Logistic Development: then in 2002 he was promoted to Defence Logistics Transformation Team Leader as well as Quartermaster-General to the Forces.[4] He retired in 2006.[5]

He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Corps of Signals.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 AFSEA Europe
  2. "No. 45182". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 September 1970. p. 9684.
  3. "No. 55077". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 March 1998. p. 3395.
  4. "No. 56811". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 2003. p. 119.
  5. "No. 57952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 April 2006. p. 5070.
  6. "No. 56655". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 August 2002. p. 9431.
Military offices
Preceded by
David Judd
Quartermaster-General to the Forces
20022006
Succeeded by
Timothy Tyler
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