About Nicholas Caplin
Born 1958. Nicholas Caplin is a British military officer.
Major General Nicholas John Caplin, (born 4 December 1958) is a retired British Army officer who commanded United Kingdom Support Command (Germany) from 2009 to 2012.
Military career Educated at Poole Grammar School and the University of Surrey (BSc Economics), Caplin was commissioned into the Army Air Corps, joining 661 Squadron AAC in 1980. As a junior officer he served in Northern Ireland. He became chief army instructor at the Royal College of Defence Studies in October 2012. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to veterans and the vision impaired.
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Nicholas Caplin was born on 4 December 1958.
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