George Walter Prosser | |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Colonel George Walter Prosser was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
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]