Record

Repository	Scottish Catholic Archives
Ref No	SCA/PG/2/1/168
Title	Mgr Octavius Francis Claeys, Diocese of Glasgow
Date	[20th cent]
Level	Item
Description	This small photograph, which has the appearance of having at one time been in a frame, shows Mgr Claeys sitting at an ornate desk, reading, with a large pot plant on a bookcase behind him; Mgr Claeys was born in Belgium on 29th August 1875; he entered St Peter's College, Bearsden in 1893 and was ordained priest on 19th March 1899; during the First World War period, he served with the 33rd Division of Artillery of the British Army and saw service in France and Flanders; as a result of his war experience, his health suffered but he was able to resume work in the Archdiocese of Glasgow; he died in Wemyss Bay on 17th November 1928, aged 53.
Physical Description	Black and white photograph; 6 x 8cms
Format	Photograph
AccessConditions	Open for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act

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