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Prosser was appointed a [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in the [[23rd Light Dragoons]] on 24 January 1818.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17345|page=577|date=31 March 1818}}</ref> He transferred to the [[7th Dragoon Guards]] on 8 August 1822<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17850|page=1460|date=7 September 1822}}</ref> and was promoted to [[major]] in the infantry on 10 June 1826.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=18256|page=1401|date=10 June 1826}}</ref> After writing an essay on the Past and Present State of Fortifications in Europe in 1839<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.military-naval-history.co.uk/pages/technical_publications.htm|title=Technical Publications|accessdate=20 December 2015}}</ref> he was selected to become Superintendent of Studies of the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] in May 1842<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=20099|page=1297|date=13 May 1842}}</ref> and [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] in March 1854.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=21528|page=714|date=3 March 1854}}</ref> He transferred to the [[Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)|3rd Regiment of Foot]] on 22 May 1857.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22004|page=1805|date=22 May 1857}}</ref> |
Prosser was appointed a [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in the [[23rd Light Dragoons]] on 24 January 1818.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17345|page=577|date=31 March 1818}}</ref> He transferred to the [[7th Dragoon Guards]] on 8 August 1822<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17850|page=1460|date=7 September 1822}}</ref> and was promoted to [[Major (rank)|major]] in the infantry on 10 June 1826.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=18256|page=1401|date=10 June 1826}}</ref> After writing an essay on the Past and Present State of Fortifications in Europe in 1839<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.military-naval-history.co.uk/pages/technical_publications.htm|title=Technical Publications|accessdate=20 December 2015|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222113702/http://www.military-naval-history.co.uk/pages/technical_publications.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> he was selected to become Superintendent of Studies of the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] in May 1842<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=20099|page=1297|date=13 May 1842}}</ref> and [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] in March 1854.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=21528|page=714|date=3 March 1854}}</ref> He transferred to the [[Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)|3rd Regiment of Foot]] on 22 May 1857.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22004|page=1805|date=22 May 1857}}</ref> |
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Colonel George Walter Prosser was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Military career
[edit]Prosser was appointed a captain in the 23rd Light Dragoons on 24 January 1818.[1] He transferred to the 7th Dragoon Guards on 8 August 1822[2] and was promoted to major in the infantry on 10 June 1826.[3] After writing an essay on the Past and Present State of Fortifications in Europe in 1839[4] he was selected to become Superintendent of Studies of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in May 1842[5] and Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in March 1854.[6] He transferred to the 3rd Regiment of Foot on 22 May 1857.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 17345". The London Gazette. 31 March 1818. p. 577.
- ^ "No. 17850". The London Gazette. 7 September 1822. p. 1460.
- ^ "No. 18256". The London Gazette. 10 June 1826. p. 1401.
- ^ "Technical Publications". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "No. 20099". The London Gazette. 13 May 1842. p. 1297.
- ^ "No. 21528". The London Gazette. 3 March 1854. p. 714.
- ^ "No. 22004". The London Gazette. 22 May 1857. p. 1805.
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