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McCloughin was born at [[Mumbai|Bombay]] in [[British India]] to Thomas John McCloughin and his wife, Mary Kathleen McCloughin.<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War |last1=McCrery |first1=Nigel |date=2015 |publisher=Pen and Sword |page=151 |isbn=978-1473864191 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HnBhCgAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref> He was educated in England at [[Dulwich College]],<ref name="BOOK"/> living with an aunt at [[Camberwell]].<ref name="DUL">{{cite web|url=https://dulwichcollege1914-18.co.uk/fallen/mccloughin-kr/ |title=McCloughin, KR (1884–1915) |publisher=Dulwich College |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref> From Dulwich he attended the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]],<ref name="BOOK"/> graduating into the [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] as a [[ | McCloughin was born at [[Mumbai|Bombay]] in [[British India]] to Thomas John McCloughin and his wife, Mary Kathleen McCloughin.<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War |last1=McCrery |first1=Nigel |date=2015 |publisher=Pen and Sword |page=151 |isbn=978-1473864191 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HnBhCgAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref> He was educated in England at [[Dulwich College]],<ref name="BOOK"/> living with an aunt at [[Camberwell]].<ref name="DUL">{{cite web|url=https://dulwichcollege1914-18.co.uk/fallen/mccloughin-kr/ |title=McCloughin, KR (1884–1915) |publisher=Dulwich College |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref> From Dulwich he attended the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]],<ref name="BOOK"/> graduating into the [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] as a [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries|second lieutenant]] in December 1903.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27637|date=19 January 1904|page=409}}</ref> While in India he transferred to the [[British Indian Army]], serving with the [[14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs]].<ref name="BOOK"/> He was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in November 1908, with seniority to October 1905.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28250 |date=14 May 1909|page=3659}}</ref> While in India, he made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] against the [[Parsees cricket team|Parsees]] at [[Deccan Gymkhana Ground|Poona]] in the [[Bombay Quadrangular#Presidency Match|1909–10 Bombay Presidency Match]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14065/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Kenelm McCloughin |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=14 April 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was promoted to the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in December 1912.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28689|date=11 February 1913|page=1060|supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27983|date=4 January 1907|page=118}}</ref> | ||
While in England on leave in 1914, he made four appearances in first-class cricket, appearing twice for the [[Free Foresters Cricket Club|Free Foresters]] against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] and [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]], as well as appearing once each for the [[British Army cricket team]] against Cambridge University, and for [[Lionel Robinson|L. G. Robinson's XI]] against Oxford University.<ref name="FCM"/> In five first-class matches, McCloughlin scored 158 runs at an [[Batting average (cricket)|average]] of 17.55.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14065/14065.html |title=Player profile: Kenelm McCloughin |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=14 April 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> His highest score of 57 came for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9294.html |title=Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1914 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=14 April 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was still on leave in England when the [[First World War]] began in July, with McCloughlin transferring to the [[Royal Scots|11 Battalion, Royal Scots]].<ref name="BOOK"/> He was promoted to the temporary rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] in October 1914,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29001|date=8 December 1914|page=10549|supp=y}}</ref> before going to France in March 1915.<ref name="DUL"/> While there he briefly served with the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]], before returning to the Royal Scots.<ref name="DUL"/> He was killed in action at the [[Hohenzollern Redoubt]] during a German counter-attack on the second day of the [[Battle of Loos]] on 26 September 1915.<ref name=" | While in England on leave in 1914, he made four appearances in first-class cricket, appearing twice for the [[Free Foresters Cricket Club|Free Foresters]] against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] and [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]], as well as appearing once each for the [[British Army cricket team]] against Cambridge University, and for [[Lionel Robinson|L. G. Robinson's XI]] against Oxford University.<ref name="FCM"/> In five first-class matches, McCloughlin scored 158 runs at an [[Batting average (cricket)|average]] of 17.55.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14065/14065.html |title=Player profile: Kenelm McCloughin |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=14 April 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> His highest score of 57 came for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9294.html |title=Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1914 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=14 April 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was still on leave in England when the [[First World War]] began in July, with McCloughlin transferring to the [[Royal Scots|11 Battalion, Royal Scots]].<ref name="BOOK"/> He was promoted to the temporary rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] in October 1914,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29001|date=8 December 1914|page=10549|supp=y}}</ref> before going to France in March 1915.<ref name="DUL"/> While there he briefly served with the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]], before returning to the Royal Scots.<ref name="DUL"/> He was killed in action at the [[Hohenzollern Redoubt]] during a German counter-attack on the second day of the [[Battle of Loos]] on 26 September 1915.<ref name="BOOK"/><ref name="DUL"/> | ||
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[[Category:British military personnel killed in World War I]] | [[Category:British military personnel killed in World War I]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War I]] | [[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War I]] | ||
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| Full name | Kenelm Rees McCloughin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1884 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 September 1915 (aged 31) Auchy-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenelm Rees McCloughin (18 August 1884 – 26 September 1915) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Life and military career[edit | edit source]
McCloughin was born at Bombay in British India to Thomas John McCloughin and his wife, Mary Kathleen McCloughin.[1] He was educated in England at Dulwich College,[1] living with an aunt at Camberwell.[2] From Dulwich he attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich,[1] graduating into the Royal Garrison Artillery as a second lieutenant in December 1903.[3] While in India he transferred to the British Indian Army, serving with the 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs.[1] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in November 1908, with seniority to October 1905.[4] While in India, he made his debut in first-class cricket for the Europeans against the Parsees at Poona in the 1909–10 Bombay Presidency Match.[5] He was promoted to the rank of captain in December 1912.[6][7]
While in England on leave in 1914, he made four appearances in first-class cricket, appearing twice for the Free Foresters against Oxford University and Cambridge University, as well as appearing once each for the British Army cricket team against Cambridge University, and for L. G. Robinson's XI against Oxford University.[5] In five first-class matches, McCloughlin scored 158 runs at an average of 17.55.[8] His highest score of 57 came for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University.[9] He was still on leave in England when the First World War began in July, with McCloughlin transferring to the 11 Battalion, Royal Scots.[1] He was promoted to the temporary rank of major in October 1914,[10] before going to France in March 1915.[2] While there he briefly served with the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, before returning to the Royal Scots.[2] He was killed in action at the Hohenzollern Redoubt during a German counter-attack on the second day of the Battle of Loos on 26 September 1915.[1][2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McCrery, Nigel (2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 151. ISBN 978-1473864191.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "McCloughin, KR (1884–1915)". Dulwich College. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "No. 27637". The London Gazette. 19 January 1904. p. 409.
- ↑ "No. 28250". The London Gazette. 14 May 1909. p. 3659.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "First-Class Matches played by Kenelm McCloughin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "No. 28689". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 February 1913. p. 1060.
- ↑ "No. 27983". The London Gazette. 4 January 1907. p. 118.
- ↑ "Player profile: Kenelm McCloughin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1914". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "No. 29001". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 December 1914. p. 10549.