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Sandhurst
Sandhurst village, Bracknell Forest, S central England. It is the site of the British army officer-training school, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. The original Sandhurst school, the Royal Military College, merged with the Royal Military Academy, formerly at Woolwich, in the 1940s. Winston C... Read more
Iain Duncan Smith
Iain Duncan Smith 1954-, British politician, leader (2001-3) of the Conservative party , b. Edinburgh. Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, he served in the Scots Guards from 1975 to 1981, leaving the army for a series of business positions, mainly in the defense industry and publish... Read more
Abdullah II
Abdullah II äbdool´lä , 1962-, king of Jordan (1999-), b. Amman, educated at Sandhurst and Oxford in England and Georgetown Univ., Washington, D.C. He joined (1984) the Jordanian military, rose swiftly, became (1994) head of Jordan's Special Forces, and attained (1998) the rank of m... Read more
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby Allenby, 1st Viscount
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby Allenby, 1st Viscount , 1861-1936, British field marshal. Educated at Sandhurst, he saw active service in Bechuanaland (1884-85) and Zululand (1888) and in the South African War (1899-1902). When World War I broke out (1914), he commanded first the cavalry and then (1915-... Read more
Peter Carington Carrington, 6th Baron
Peter Carington Carrington, 6th Baron 1919-, British politician. Educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he succeeded to the peerage in 1938. After serving in World War II, he took his seat in the House of Lords, where he held ministerial positions under the Conservative governments of Winston Churchill, A... Read more
Ian Lancaster Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming 1908-64, English spy novelist, b. London. Son of a Conservative member of Parliament, Fleming was educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and Munich and Geneva universities and worked as Reuters' Moscow correspondent (1929-33), a stockbroker (1935-39), a British naval intelligence offici... Read more
Greenwich
Greenwich , outer borough (1991 pop. 200,800) of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames River. Manufactures include telephone equipment and underwater cable. The system of geographic longitude and time-keeping worked out at the famous Royal Observatory there have become standard in most countries... Read more
Hussein I
Hussein I , 1935-99, king of Jordan; educated in England at Harrow and Sandhurst. He ascended the throne (1953) after his grandfather Abdullah I had been killed (1951) by a Palestinian extremist and after his father was declared (1952) mentally unfit to serve as king. The target of more than a doz... Read more
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill 1874-1965, British statesman, soldier, and author; son of Lord Randolph Churchill . Early Career Educated at Harrow and Sandhurst, he became (1894) an officer in the 4th hussars. On leave in 1895, he saw his first military action in Cuba as a reporte... Read more

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Sandhurst
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Sandhurst village, Bracknell Forest, S central England. It is the site...British army officer-training school, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. The original Sandhurst school, the Royal Military College, merged with the Royal Military...
Hussein ibn Talal
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...attended primary and secondary schools in Amman, Egypt, and England, after which he was a student at Britain's Sandhurst. At Sandhurst he learned military principles and attitudes that helped in future years with his own Jordan Arab Army, which...
Chaim Herzog
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Enlisting in the British Army (1939-1945), Herzog attended officer candidate school at the Royal Military College (Sandhurst), was wounded in tank combat, and eventually directed British intelligence operations in northern Germany. Following discharge...
1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of the 4th Earl of Caledon and of Lady Elizabeth Graham Toler, daughter of the 3d Earl of Norbury. Educated at Harrow and Sandhurst, Alexander served in the British army with distinction in France during World War I. Wounded three times and mentioned in...
Archibald Percival Wavell
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...As a student, he developed a well-disciplined and comprehensive intellectual ability. When he was 17 he passed on to Sandhurst; a year later he was commissioned into the Black Watch. In 1901 he was sent to South Africa, where he served as a subaltern...
Abdullah II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Deerfield, Massachusetts. After completing his secondary education, Abdullah enrolled in 1980 at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, where he received his military education. In 1984, the prince enrolled at Oxford University to take a one-year course...
Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein , 1887-1976, British field marshal. Educated at Sandhurst, he entered the army in 1908 and served in World War I. In World War II he commanded (1939-40) the 3d Division in France...
Henry William Frederick Albert Gloucester, duke of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...George V, brother of Edward VIII and George VI, and uncle of Elizabeth II. He was created duke in 1928. He was educated at Sandhurst and made the army his career, serving as a major general in World War II. Governor-general of Australia from 1945 to 1947...
Frimley and Camberley
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Frimley and Camberley town (1991 pop. 46,120), Surrey, S England. It is in an area that has important military installations. The Royal Staff College and the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst are there.
Ian Lancaster Fleming
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...1908-64, English spy novelist, b. London. Son of a Conservative member of Parliament, Fleming was educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and Munich and Geneva universities and worked as Reuters' Moscow correspondent (1929-33), a stockbroker (1935-39...

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Sandhurst
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Sandhurst Royal Military Academy a training college at Camberley...an amalgamation of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst in Berkshire, which was established in 1799 and moved to Sandhurst in 1812, and the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich...
Dowding, Hugh Caswall Tremenheere, Baron Dowding of Bentley Priory
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...British air chief marshal Born in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, he was educated at Winchester and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He joined the Royal Artillery, but learnt to fly in 1913 and during World War I became a member of the newly formed Royal...
Hussein ibn Talal
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Abdullah ibn Hussein , he was educated at the Victoria College (Alexandria), Harrow, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. His schizophrenic father was removed from the throne by Parliament on 11 August 1952 and, after a hasty conclusion of his...
Ivory, James
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...dissolved, and Ivory took up a mathematical professorship at the Royal Military College at Great Marlow (subsequently at Sandhurst). He held this office until 1819, when ill health compelled an early retirement. During the remainder of his life Ivory...
Kater, Henry
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Madras. His higher education was confined to a brief period, when he was thirty-one, at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. Kater ’ s most significant scientific contributions consisted of improvements in geodetic instruments, refinements...
Templer, Sir Gerald
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...1979). British field marshal Born in Colchester, he was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He served with the Irish Fusiliers in France from 1917, and after World War I in Persia, Palestine , Iraq, and Egypt...
Mosley, Sir Oswald Ernald
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...1896, d. 3 Dec. 1980). British Fascist Born in London, and educated at Winchester and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He served in World War I in the Royal Flying Corps and the 16th Lancers. He left military service in 1916 and moved to...
Gowon, Yakubu
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Pankshim, he was a graduate of Zaria Government College and joined the Nigerian army. He attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst (UK) and Camberley Staff College, and was appointed lieutenant-colonel in 1963. Not implicated in the coup of 15 January...
Haig, Douglas, 1st Earl Haig of Bemersyde
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...in Bemersyde, Berwickshire, he was educated at Clifton College, then moved on to Oxford and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He joined the Royal Hussars in 1895, and first saw active service in the Sudan. He also served in the South African...
Ayub Khan, Muhammad
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...study at Aligarh University, and then joined the Army. After spending a couple of years at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the British Indian Army in 1928. After distinguished service in World War II, he was given command...

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Prince Charles 'saved career of Sandhurst commander' High-level phonecalls and a letter from Clarence House after breach of security
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 1/15/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...the job of the commanding officer of Sandhurst after a serious security breach when...General Andrew Ritchie, the commandant of Sandhurst, and to say that he thought it would...after a fake bomb was smuggled into Sandhurst by a newspaper reporter, who claimed...
Catholic Education Office Sandhurst Increases Network Efficiency with Xirrus 802.11n.
Business Wire; 2/2/2009; 700+ words ; ...Deployed at the Educational Offices of the Sandhurst Diocese to Improve Worker Accessibility...Arrays at the Catholic Education Office Sandhurst (CEO), which oversees the schools of the Sandhurst Catholic Diocese, Australia. The Catholic...
Our men at Sandhurst
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 12/19/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Straits Times 12-19-2002 Our men at Sandhurst Byline: Hisham Harun Edition: The City...STF) - Mej Johnny Lim pays tribute to Sandhurst, his alma mater - where tough training...structure of The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst would have such an impact on any soldier...
Sandhurst Securities Ltd. opens for business in New York.
PR Newswire; 1/29/1986; 700+ words ; ...a fact this week with the opening of Sandhurst Securities Ltd., a multi-faceted...member of the Chartwell Financial Group, Sandhurst has its offices at 150 East 58th Street...SIPC and MSRB. Each office, including Sandhurst's New York City headquarters, will...
Sandhurst take a point off the league leaders.
Newspaper article from: Mansfield Chad (Mansfield, England); 11/13/2007; 574 words ; Sandhurst quickly put behind them the loss of assistant...sprang the offside trap on 28 minutes, this after Sandhurst had started the brighter of the two sides. But within 10 minutes Sandhurst were level when man of the match Cliff Clarke...
Sandhurst see off Linby.
Newspaper article from: Mansfield Chad (Mansfield, England); 10/2/2007; 515 words ; SANDHURST achieved three very good points against...position to tuck the ball home.with Sandhurst looking rather perplexed. Linby grew...for a fine save from McCormack in the Sandhurst goal. Sandhurst then had a good 10...
Sandhurst sergeant charged over crash death of policeman.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/15/2006; 700+ words ; Byline: PAUL SIMS AN INSTRUCTOR at Sandhurst, the military academy where Princes...was killed. Graham, who has worked at Sandhurst for 22 years, was last night charged...this week, Prince Harry graduated from Sandhurst. The Queen and Prince Charles were at...
SECRETS OF HARRY'S SANDHURST.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 5/6/2005; 700+ words ; ...Harry will be driven through the gates of Sandhurst to begin his much-heralded 11-month...former Cadet Sam Olsen, who attended Sandhurst in 1999 prior to joining the Queen...position to reveal the truth about life at Sandhurst. "The minute the parents leave, the...
Hamish's joy at sandhurst graduation
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 1/1/2008; ; 592 words ; ...course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst with flying colours. The 25-year...the experience. He said: "My time at Sandhurst challenged me in a variety of ways and...course and have made lifelong friends. Sandhurst gives you all you need to develop your...
SANDHURST CADET IN SEVEN-MILE YOMP TO HIS DEATH.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 7/16/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...endurance march at the world- famous Sandhurst Military Academy, Berkshire. He clung...January. Meanwhile yesterday, another Sandhurst officer cadet was admitted to hospital...comforted by Army welfare officers. Sandhurst spokesman Major Iain Park- Weir said...