Coordinates: 51°02′24″N 4°14′17″W / 51.040°N 4.238°W / 51.040; -4.238 United Services College was an English private boys' public boarding school for the sons of military officers, located at Westward Ho! near Bideford in North Devon. It was intended to prepare its pupils for military academies, such as Sandhurst.
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