Abstract
SIDNEY GEBALD BURRARD was born on August 12, 1860. He was the eldest son of Lieut.-Colonel Sidney Burrard of the Grenadier Guards, and was born at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, in the Dower House built by his grandfather, the Rev. Sir George Burrard of Walhampton. His first school was Uppingham, where Thring was headmaster, but later he was transferred to Wellington, chiefly for the sake of the shorter journey from his home. From Wellington he went up for Woolwich and passed in at the head of the list. He was at the R.M.A. until September 6, 1879, when he received his commission in the Royal Engineers. After two years at the School of Military Engineering, Chatham, he sailed for India. In September 1884 he joined the Survey of India and owas posted to the Trigonometrical Branch, in which he so greatly distinguished himself.
Enjoying our latest content?
Log in or create an account to continue
- Access the most recent journalism from Nature's award-winning team
- Explore the latest features & opinion covering groundbreaking research
or
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
LENOX-CONYNGHAM, G. Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard, Bart., K.C.S.I. , F.R.S. . Nature 151, 414 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/151414a0
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/151414a0
