Robert Young Armstrong ( 1839 - 1894 )

Birth: Calry, County Sligo, Ireland (19 September 1839) Death: Prospect House, Omeath, Ireland (01 November 1894) Burial Place: Mount Jerome Cemetery, Ireland 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 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 2/06/1892.