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| − | This category contains men who studied at the '''Royal Naval School''' operated by Messrs. Colborne & Cruickshank at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hants – a private preparatory school for boys wishing to apply for entrance to the [[Royal Navy]] through competitive examinations. The school would often place advertisements in papers such as the ''Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle'' to broadcast its successes in placing students in the naval service. | + | This category contains men who studied at the '''Royal Naval School''' operated by Messrs. W. H. Colborne & J. Cruickshank, M.A. at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hants – a private preparatory school for boys wishing to apply for entrance to the [[Royal Navy]] through competitive examinations. The school would often place advertisements in papers such as the ''Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle'' to broadcast its successes in placing students in the naval service. |
At the end of 1900, it was proclaiming that 72% of its students from the last five years had secured naval cadetships.{{HTNC|29 Dec 1900, p. 1}} | At the end of 1900, it was proclaiming that 72% of its students from the last five years had secured naval cadetships.{{HTNC|29 Dec 1900, p. 1}} | ||
Revision as of 18:56, 27 August 2019
This category contains men who studied at the Royal Naval School operated by Messrs. W. H. Colborne & J. Cruickshank, M.A. at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hants – a private preparatory school for boys wishing to apply for entrance to the Royal Navy through competitive examinations. The school would often place advertisements in papers such as the Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle to broadcast its successes in placing students in the naval service.
At the end of 1900, it was proclaiming that 72% of its students from the last five years had secured naval cadetships.[1]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle (Portsmouth, England), 29 Dec 1900, p. 1.
Pages in category "Royal Navy Officers Educated at Cruickshank School"
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