Victor Brereton Rivers place of birth Brockville
Early life
He was born 2 February 1860 and lived in Brockville, Ontario. He was educated as part of the first class at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, student No. 10, one of the "Old Eighteen". He entered the college on 1 June 1876. Since cadets received their numbers based on their standings in the entrance examinations, he was 10 of 18. As a sergeant, having completed his full period of instruction at the College, he was granted a second-class certificate of graduation dated 30 June 1880. The Dominion Annual Register and Review recorded that the aggregate number of marks he obtained was 24274 (honours).
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