Excerpt from Kitchener
From the earliest days Kitchener"s life was strangely unlike that of the average British officer. No public school or cricket field, except for short periods no mess-room or garrison routine; no promotion examinations or Staff College. He was scarcely ever on parade and never attended man?uvres until he became a General.
His father, Colonel Kitchener, served in the 13th Light Dragoons, and for a short period before retiring had exchanged into the 9th Foot. He had a reputation for a very violent temper and some strong prejudices. The family consisted of four children (three sons and one daughter), of whom the third was Horatio Herbert, born in Ireland, June 24, 1850.
In accordance with one of the Colonel"s theories none of the boys went to public schools. The system of private tutors means close individual attention and, from a purely academic point of view, may be the best means of working up knowledge. The pupil was brilliant at mathematics and mechanics; a couple of years in France and Switzerland added French and German. A short time with London crammers was sufficient to pass him into Woolwich Academy, which he joined as a cadet in 1868.
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