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Repository	Scottish Catholic Archives
Ref No	SCA/PG/2/1/211
Title	Mgr Octavius Francis Claeys, Diocese of Glasgow
Date	1917
Level	Item
Description	This photograph shows Mgr Claeys seated in formal pose, dressed in his Army uniform during the First World War, his hat tucked into his left arm (a note on the front of the photograph gives the date as 1917); 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	Sepia photograph pasted on to brown cardboard; 15 x 19cms
Format	Photograph
AccessConditions	Open for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act

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