| Daniel McClelland was born in Larne.
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| Daniel McClelland enlisted in Carrickfergus. He was living in Toomebridge.
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| In early 1917, Private McClelland was injured in a gas attack.
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| From the Belfast Newsletter dated 10th January 1917:
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| Private Daniel McClelland, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Brecart, Toomebridge, suffering from gas poisoning.
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| Private Daniel McClelland was serving with the 7th/8th Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers when he was killed in action on Tuesday 20th November 1917 in France.
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| From the Belfast Newsletter dated 5th December. 1917:
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| Private D McClelland, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Brecart, Toomebridge, killed in action.
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| From the Ballymena Observer dated 7th December. 1917:
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| Mrs McClelland of Brecart, Toomebridge, has been officially informed that her husband, Pte. Daniel McClelland, Royal Irish Fusiliers, was killed in action on November 20, 1917.
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| In his will, Daniel left all to his wife, who was living in Toome.
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| Last Will and Testament of Private Daniel McClelland dated 19th September 1916:-
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| Next of Kin: Wife. Home Address: Baccarratt(?), Toomebridge, County Antrim. In the event of my death, I hereby will and bequeath all my money and effects to the above named. Witness illegible. 23765 Private Daniel McClelland. G Company, 4th Royal Irish Fusiliers. 19th September 1916, Dublin.
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| Private Daniel McClelland has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. The Arras Memorial is in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras.
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