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5 days ago · Until 1939 potential officers for the British army were trained at either the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich (founded 1741), offering training in artillery, engineering, and communications, or the Royal Military College at Sandhurst (founded 1802), offering cavalry and infantry training.
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1 day ago · It was only at the third attempt that he managed to pass the entrance examination to the Royal Military College, now Academy, Sandhurst, but, once there, he applied himself seriously and passed out (graduated) 20th in a class of 130. In 1895, the year of his father’s tragic death, he entered the 4th Hussars.
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4 days ago · Sandhurst is known worldwide as the location of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (often referred to simply as "Sandhurst", "The Academy" or "The RMA"). Despite its close proximity to Camberley, Sandhurst is also home to a large and well-known out-of-town mercantile development.
4 days ago · Therefore, Prince William attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst after graduating from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in 2005. Prince William trained as an officer cadet in an armored reconnaissance unit. He divided training between the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force at Bovington Camp, Dorset.
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2 days ago · In 2006 William entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Despite his willingness to join British forces in Iraq, military officials suggested that neither William nor Harry should serve there, because they could become specific targets of attack, thereby putting their fellow soldiers at risk (Harry later served two tours of duty in ...
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2 days ago · Military career After graduating from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Matthews was commissioned into the York and Lancaster Regiment on 1 February 1923. He transferred to the South Wales Borderers in 1935 while aide-de-camp to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta. He served in Palestine during the Arab revolt in Palestine, for which he was later mentioned in despatches, before ...
4 days ago · The Sandhurst Trust organises over 40 reunions a year at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, hosted in the historic Old College. To find out more please visit the Reunion section of our website . Similar stories
