George Walter Prosser
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankColonel

Colonel George Walter Prosser was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

Military career

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

  1. ↑ "No. 17345". The London Gazette. 31 March 1818. p. 577.
  2. ↑ "No. 17850". The London Gazette. 7 September 1822. p. 1460.
  3. ↑ "No. 18256". The London Gazette. 10 June 1826. p. 1401.
  4. ↑ "Technical Publications". Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "No. 20099". The London Gazette. 13 May 1842. p. 1297.
  6. ↑ "No. 21528". The London Gazette. 3 March 1854. p. 714.
  7. ↑ "No. 22004". The London Gazette. 22 May 1857. p. 1805.


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