https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Colonel_James_Barclay 2026-06-04T10:26:45Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=Colonel_James_Barclay&diff=128067&oldid=prev 2025-08-15T23:05:52Z

<p>Created page with &quot;<a href="/wiki/File:Sep-1906ca-n08-l-homme-estropie-p58-illu.jpg" title="File:Sep-1906ca-n08-l-homme-estropie-p58-illu.jpg">thumb|250px|right|Colonel James Barclay, dead ([[Société d&#039;Édition et de Publications</a>, 1906)]] Fictional character. == In the Sherlock Holmes stories == * Colonel James Barclay was the commanding officer of the Royal Mallows regiment (formerly the 117th Foot) (<a href="/wiki/CROO" class="mw-redirect" title="CROO">CROO</a> {{refcanon|CROO|63}}). * He began as a private soldier, rose to sergeant during the Indian Mutiny, and earned a commission for bravery ([[CROO]...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Sep-1906ca-n08-l-homme-estropie-p58-illu.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Colonel James Barclay, dead ([[Société d&#039;Édition et de Publications]], 1906)]]<br /> <br /> Fictional character.<br /> <br /> <br /> == In the Sherlock Holmes stories ==<br /> <br /> * Colonel James Barclay was the commanding officer of the Royal Mallows regiment (formerly the 117th Foot) ([[CROO]] {{refcanon|CROO|63}}).<br /> <br /> * He began as a private soldier, rose to sergeant during the Indian Mutiny, and earned a commission for bravery ([[CROO]] {{refcanon|CROO|70}}).<br /> <br /> * He married [[Nancy Devoy]] (daughter of [[Sergeant Devoy|Colour-Sergeant Devoy]]) while still a sergeant ([[CROO]] {{refcanon|CROO|71}}).<br /> <br /> * Seen as a gallant, jovial officer, though prone to occasional bouts of gloom and superstition; deeply devoted to his wife ([[CROO]] {{refcanon|CROO|70}}).<br /> <br /> * He had betrayed [[Henry Wood]] by sending him in an enemy trap, leading to Wood’s capture and disfigurement ([[CROO]] {{refcanon|CROO|334}}).<br /> <br /> * After a fierce quarrel with his wife, he died of apoplexy, brought on by the shock of seeing [[Henry Wood]] alive so many years after ([[CROO]] {{refcanon|CROO|383}}).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> [[Category:Characters (all stories)|Barclay, James]]<br /> [[Category:Characters (Sherlock Holmes stories)|Barclay, James]]<br /> [[Category:Criminals|Barclay, James]]</div>

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