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Name: McCLURE, E. R.

Birth Date: 1887

Death Date: 27 June 1919 Nairobi

First Date: 1912

Last Date: 1919

Profession: Trader. Lieutenant, Military Labour Corps

Book Reference: EAMR, CWGC, Barnes

War Service: WW1 with EAMR - E Sqdn. 15/1/15 - L/Cpl. 25/1/15; Cpl. 2/3/15

General Information:

EAMR - Christmas Day Boxing - 'Things began to look rather serious when a challenge was flung across the ropes by Trooper Sinclair to Corporal Maclure (sic), who had been seconding Bennett against Gunson. Nothing loth, the sporting corporal dropped his false teeth into the second's bucket and sprang into the ring. In the first round he seriously disconcerted his wiry opponent with a blow in juxtaposition to his Christmas dinner.'
Nairobi Forest Road Cemetery - E.R. McClure, British, age 51, died 27/6/19
Died on Friday, 27th June 1919. Grave Ref: Block 6 Gr. 26

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