Thom's Irish Who's Who/Comyn, Lieut.-Col. Lewis James

2935399Thom's Irish Who's Who — Comyn, Lieut.-Col. Lewis James


COMYN, Lieut.-Col. Lewis James, youngest son of the late Andrew Comyn, Ballinderry, Kilconnell. Co. Galway. Educ.: Clongowes Wood College and T.C.D. Joined the Connaught Rangers ia 1898; promoted Major in 1915, and Brevet Lieut.-Col. the same year. Served in France during the War, being several times mentioned in despatches and receiving the C.M.G., D.S.O., and Legion of Honour; b. March 13th, 1878; m. 21st Oct., 1914, Esther Mary, dau. of the late Laurence Egan and of Mrs. de Courcy Duff, Riversdale, Monkstown, Co. Dublin. Issue two sons and one dau. Recns.: hunting, polo, cricket, etc. Naval and Military Club, 94 Piccadilly, London.