Person Armstrong; Robert Young (1839 - 1894) Armstrong Robert Young 1839 - 1894 British Male Calry, County Sligo, Ireland 19 September 1839 Prospect House, Omeath, Ireland 01 November 1894 Burial: Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland

War Office, Whitehall (1889)

Education: Trinity College, Dublin Career: Obtained a commission in the Royal Engineers (1858); served in Canada (1863-1868); Instructor in signalling, Chatham; Instructor in Telegraphy (1871); Major (1879); Electrical adviser to the Borad of Trade (1883); Instructor of Submarine Defence, War Office (1884); Lieutenant Colonel (by 1889); Colonel (1890); retired (1892) Honours: CB 1891 Son of Rev William Armstrong and his wife Cassandra Maria, daughter of John Young of Castlerea, Roscommon Fellow 02/06/1892 Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1894-1895 vol 57 pp xxii-xxiv signed by P A M International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 19 Sep 1839 - 1 Nov 1894 NA2853 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes c46c800d-7317-40c7-a1f5-c42b3aa0c11e