John T. Prout
John T. Prout | |
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Colonel Thomas A. Roberts (left) and Captain John T. Prout (right) of 370th infantry, 8th regiment in 1919 | |
| Birth name | John Thomas Prout |
| Born | October 25, 1880 Dundrum, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died | 27 April 1969 (aged 88) |
| Buried | Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S. |
| Branch | United States Army Irish Republican Army National Army (Ireland) |
| Rank | Commandant-general |
| Conflicts | First World War Irish War of Independence Irish Civil War |
| Awards | Croix de Guerre |
| Spouses | Catherine Prout (m. 1907-her death); 1 child Mary Conba (m. 1922-19??); 4 (+1 deceased in infancy) |
John T. Prout (October 25, 1880 – April 27, 1969) was an Irish soldier. He served in the United States Army in the First World War, as a training officer in the guerrilla Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) and held one of the senior commands in the National Army during the Irish Civil War (1922–23).