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Gossett, William Driscoll

1822–1899

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Militärdienst

He was appointed as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 20/06/1840 and as a Lieutenant RE on 27/05/1843.

He was appointed as a Second Captain Royal Engineers on 11/11/1850.

He was appointed as a Captain RE on 13/01/1855.

He arrived in the Colony of British Columbia on 25/12/1858 Seconded as Treasurer and Postmaster of the Colony of British Columbia.

He served as the Postmaster to 08/1860.

He was the Treasurer of Vancouver Island 08/1859-07/1860.

He established the Assay Office and the Mint of the Colony of British Columbia which produced prototype twenty-dollar and ten-dollar gold coins.

He left on sick leave in 09/1862.

He was appointed as a Major RE (With seniority dated 09/11/1862).

He was appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel RE (With seniority dated 03/08/1863).

He was appointed as a Colonel RE (With seniority dated 03/08/1872).

He was appointed as a Major General (With seniority dated 24/09/1873). (He retired on 24/09/1873.)

Benannte Orte

Gossett Bay (BC)

Referenzen

  • Howay, F.W. (1914)
  • Woodward, Frances M. (1974)
  • Hill, Beth (1987)
  • Dalzell, Kathleen E. (1973)

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