Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Andrew Dunlop Best

1879 - 1917  (38 years)

• Name	Thomas Andrew Dunlop Best  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Title	Lieutenant Colonel
  Birth	12 Jul 1879	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India   [1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Christening	11 Sep 1879	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India   [10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	St Helen, Ore, Ore, Sussex, England   [8]
  Residence	1891	St Helen, Ore, Ore, Sussex, England   [8]
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Alexandra Terrace, Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland   [9]
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Alexandra Terrace, Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland   [9]
  Buried	1917	Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England   [11]
  Buried	1917	Camberley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey, England   [11]
  Family Search ID	L5N9-Z1K
  Family Search ID	L5N9-Z1K
  Burial	1917	Ruyaulcourt, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [1, 6]
  Death	20 Nov 1917	Cambria, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11]
  Person ID	I34642	MontyHistNotes_II | Montgomery of Killee
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Amy Maria Montgomery,   b. 9 Mar 1879, Castlelyons Parish, Cork, Ireland d. 21 Jun 1965, Waterford, Ireland (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1904	Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland   [7, 9, 12]
  	St Columb's Parish St Columb's Parish
  Family ID	F13833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 12 Jul 1879 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Christening - 11 Sep 1879 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Marriage - 14 Apr 1904 - Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Burial - 1917 - Ruyaulcourt, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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