Thom's Irish Who's Who/Fitzgerald-Lombard, Major Roger Edward

FITZGERALD-LOMBARD, Major Roger Edward, J.P., Co. Dublin, late of South Hill. Co. Dublin; B.M.A., B.A.I. (B.E.), Barrister-at-Law, F.S.C.; son of the late James Fitzgerald-Lombard, J.P. Co. Dublin, M.R.I. A., a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, of South Hill, Co. Dublin, and his second wife, Sarah, dau. of the late Professor Michael Barry, Barrister-at-Law. Is a military-chevalier of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Educ.: Clongowes Wood, Co. Kildare, and Dublin University. Entered regular army as University candidate; served Royal Artillery, subsequently served 5th Batt. The Rifle Brigade, 11th West Riding Regt, and commanded 2nd-4th Batt. Northumberland Fusiliers. Sth. African War, 1899-1902, Queen's medal with four clasps; 1914-1918 War, British War Medal. After invaliding, served under Admiralty on Staff; Director of Naval Ordnance, May, 1917-March, 1919; then in Ministry of Pensions, and in Rhineland under S.D.S. War Office. Entered H.M.'s Civil Service (temporary "first-grade") 1920; on Councils Irish Forestry Society and Vacant Land Cultivation Society (London). Served Council Catholic Soldiers' Association, 1913-1921, and Irish Committee, Society of Genealogists. m. 1905, Maud, dau. of A. F. Pitel, Esq., of Duforest and Pitel, London Stock Exchange, of Wintons, East Croydon. Issue two sons, five daus. Recns. (among others): cricket, golf, tennis, racing, and has travelled greater part France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, N. and S. Africa. Res. 9 Corrig Avenue, Kingstown, Co. Dublin. Club: Junior Army and Navy, S.W.1.