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Name: McCLELLAND, Thomas Lyle

Birth Date: 13 June 1896 Bellaghy, Glenbuck, Co Antrim

Death Date: 2 Nov 1961 Douglas, Isle of Man

First Date: 1920

Profession: Civil servant, planter

Married: 1. In Kenya 1930 (div. 1952 Nairobi) Audra Frances Cottar b. 5 Mar 1908 Ames, Major, Oklahoma, d. 24 Jan 1991 Pietermaritzburg (dau of Charles W. Cottar 1874-1940); 2. In Nairobi 1952 Olive Juliet Minchin b. 17 Feb 1914 Thornvale House, Co Offaly, Ireland, d. 20 May 2012 Bangor, C. Down

Children: 1. Daphne Houston (29 Aug 1930 Kitale, d. 15 June 2021 Lachine, Montreal; 2 other daughters

War Service: See below

School: Queen's Univ. Belfast

General Information:

1914-1917 • Western Front, Russia, Caucasus, Romania
Petty Officer with RNAS Russian Armoured Car Division. Received St George Cross (Russian) for gallantry.
Feb 1917 to Nov 1918 • Western Front
Royal Garrison Artillery, Lieutenant, subsequently Captain. Received Military Cross (MC) and bar for acts of gallantry.

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