Thompson Capper
British First World War general (1863-1915) · Died at 51
Major-General Sir Thompson Capper, was a senior British Army officer who served with distinction in the Second Boer War and was a divisional commander during the First World War.
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At the Battle of Loos in 1915, Capper was shot by a sniper as he reconnoitered 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 Communal Cemetery.
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Lived 1863 to 1915 · aged 51