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John Marlow Thompson, who became nicknamed 'Tommy' was born on 16 August 1914 in Keynsham, Somerset, and was educated at Bristol Grammar School.He gained a short service commission as an acting pilot officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF) in March 1934.
John S. Mosby Academy was a private high school in Front Royal, Virginia, established in 1959 when the city's schools were ordered to desegregate following the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling. [1] It was named for John S. Mosby, a Confederate colonel.
John By Durnford Marlow (10 April 1827 – 27 February 1903) was an officer in the paramilitary Native Police force in the British colony of Queensland. He served in this corps for fourteen years and was stationed at frontier sites such as the Maranoa Region , Port Denison and on the Burdekin River .
Front Royal is the home of Randolph-Macon Academy (founded 1892) which features an Air Force JROTC program. Front Royal is also the home of Christendom College and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI). Along with these institutions are the two rival high schools, Skyline High School and Warren County High School.
The former plant site at Front Royal, Virginia was used for manufacturing from 1940 until 1989, when the plant was closed after being cited for more than 2,000 environmental violations over five years, including emissions of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into the nearby Shenandoah River.
Place and date: Front Royal & Weldon Railroad, VA Entered service at: 27 May 1861 Birth: Washington, D.C. Date of issue: 29 August 1864 Citation: "When a sergeant at Front Royal, Va., he was painfully wounded while obeying an order to burn a bridge, but, persevering in the attempt, he burned the bridge and prevented its use by the enemy.
Shenandoah National Park, from the northern entrance station at Front Royal to the southern entrance station at Rockfish Gap 38°46′49″N 78°12′10″W / 38.780278°N 78.202778°W / 38.780278; -78.202778 ( Skyline Drive Historic
The 135-acre (0.55 km2) campus overlooks Front Royal, and is 70 miles (110 km) west of Washington, D.C. It is one of six private military schools in Virginia. It is one of six private military schools in Virginia.