Records Of The Men Of Lochbroom | 075 DONALD CAMPBELL

75 - RECORDS OF THE MEN OF LOCHBROOM

1918

204530. Private. DONALD CAMPBELL,

4th Bn. The Seaforth Highlanders

Aged 22

Son of Mr. Kenneth Campbell, Polglass, Achiltibuie.

Joined the 4th Seaforths	June 1917.
Killed in action near Arras	2nd April, 1918.

Had one brother serving-

“’S math am fear – rannsaichidh ‘nt – eug

‘S maor e dh ‘iarras gu min

Bheir e leis an t òg gun ghiamh

Is fàgaidh e 'm fear liath ro shean”

Official information

Official record (CWGC)

Cemetery / Memorial: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave: Bay 8.

Location and Map (CWGC)

Local Memorial: Coigach.

additional information

The translation of the Epitaph is the following:

Death is an excellent searcher:
It’s a bailiff who chooses with care,
It’ll take the youngster without blemish
And leave the grey-haired old man.

(From ‘Lament for Murdoch MacRae of Inverinate’, The History of the Clan MacRae)

Family information

The connection with the Parish today is not known.

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