Tony Raper

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

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

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. 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.