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Walter Patrick Barclay (22 August 1899 – 21 May 1943) was a British soldier.

Life and career

Barclay was the son of Theodore Charles Barclay and Elizabeth Mary Barclay (née Frazer).Commonwealth War Graves Commission – Barclay, Walter Patrick
/ref> He married Daphne Binny in London in 1937. Barclay was assistant military attaché in Rome in 1938, where his son Peter (who later became leader of Clan Barclay) was born. During World War II, Barclay served in the Black Watch, reaching the rank of

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. He died in the Tunisian campaign in May 1943.Roll of Honour of the 6th Battalion Black Watch 1939–1945
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barclay, Walter 1899 births 1943 deaths British Army personnel killed in World War II Black Watch officers British military attachés