other ▁the ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Kent ▁stood ▁proxy ); ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁shared ▁his ▁birth day ▁and ▁after ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁named . ▁As ▁with ▁his ▁older ▁brothers , ▁Arthur ▁received ▁his ▁early ▁education ▁from ▁private ▁tut ors . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁favour ite ▁child . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age ▁that ▁Arthur ▁developed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁army , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁he ▁followed ▁through ▁on ▁his ▁military ▁amb itions ▁by ▁en rolling ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College ▁at ▁W ool wich , ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁The ▁Prince ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Art illery ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁and , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁to ▁the ▁R if le ▁Brigade , ▁his ▁father ' s ▁own ▁regiment , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁conducted ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁distinguished ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁army ▁officer , ▁including ▁service ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁Ireland , ▁Egypt ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁India ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁Arthur , ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁with ▁the ▁Montreal ▁det achment ▁of ▁the