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Dr. Burney's Academy, founded 1791 by William Burney (1762 – December 1832), was a preparatory school or "crammer" in Gosport, Hampshire, England, whose aim was to prepare young men for the Royal Navy's entrance examinations and a naval career, though many of its students went on to Army or civilian careers.
Pages in category "People educated at Burney's Academy". The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The uniformed figures in peaked caps are pupils of Dr William Burney's Academy, established at Coldharbour, Gosport in 1791, where it focused on preparing boys for entering the Navy as officers (though many also went into army and civilian careers).
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Guggisberg besuchte die Burney’s Academy in Gosport bei Portsmouth, eine Paukschule, die Jungen auf die Aufnahmeprüfung für Marineoffiziere vorbereiten sollte. Im Jahr 1887 wechselte er zur Militärakademie Woolwich , deren Ausbildung er 1889 abschloss und trat als Second Lieutenant der Royal Engineers in die Britische Armee ein ...
28. Aug. 2019 · This category groups those men who attended Burney's Royal Naval Academy – a private preparatory school in Gosport for boys wishing to apply for entrance to the Royal Navy through competitive examinations for the training ship H.M.S. Britannia.
8. Mai 2010 · I am researching the Academy at Gosport, Hants, England, founded in 1791 by William Burney (1762-1832) and carried on by his sons and grandson before closing in 1904. I'd be glad to hear from anyone interested in either the Academy itself or this Burney family.
Gosport photographs. Photograph, black and white, showing Burney's Acadamy, Gosport, Hampshire, 1880 - 89.
