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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 list People educated at Burney's Academy includes David Beatty, Tōgō Heihachirō, Oliver Young, Alexander Forbes-Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie and Thomas Murray-Prior. The list consists of 16 members.
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).
Burney's Academy Explained. Dr. Burney's Academy, founded 1791 by Dr. 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. History
Display location: Not on display. Places: Gosport. Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Measurements: Mount: 117 mm x 195 mm. Search.
Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois (1821-1897), governor, was born on 10 September 1821 at Cowes, Isle Of Wight, the eldest son of General William Jervois (pronounced `Jarvis') and his wife Elizabeth, née Maitland. Educated at Dr Burney's Academy near Gosport, he entered the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich and was commissioned second ...
