Complex sentence: Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland on the 27 September 1922 and educated at Hamilton Academy, Samuel Thomson entered the University of Glasgow in 1940, interrupting his studies to join the army in 1943.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Thomson was and educated at Hamilton Academy. He entered the University of Glasgow in 1940, interrupting his studies to join the army in 1943.