About William Napier
Lived 1818 – 1903 (aged 85). William Napier was a British military personnel.
Major-General William Craig Emilius Napier (18 March 1818 – 23 September 1903) was a British Army officer who became Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Military career Born the son of Lieutenant-General Sir George Thomas Napier and educated at Cheltenham College, William Napier served with the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), and subsequently with the King's Own Scottish Borderers. and Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst from 1875.
He was given the colonelcy of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) from 1874 to 1882 and of the King's Own Scottish Borderers from 1882 to his death.
Family He died in 1903. In 1845 he had married his cousin, Emily Cephalonia Napier, daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir Charles James Napier; they had seven daughters and one son.
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Who was William Napier?
British Army general (1818–1903)
When was William Napier born?
William Napier was born on 18 March 1818.
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William Napier died on 23 September 1903.
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William Napier was a military personnel.
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William Napier was British.
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· DBpedia: William Napier (British Army officer, born 1818)
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