80 - RECORDS OF THE MEN OF LOCHBROOM
1918
S/24795. Pte. NEIL CAMPBELL,
1st / 5th Bn. Seaforths.
Aged 19
Only son of Mr. Alexander Campbell, W. Achilitibuie.
Joined the A. & S. Highlanders at Cambusbarron |
3rd Sept. 1917. |
Was transferred to the Seaforths at Cromarty |
March. 1918. |
Proceeded to France |
18th April. 1918. |
Wounded |
27th July, 1918. |
Died at Epernay in the Casualty Clearing Station |
30th July, 1918. |
“Good night! good night! as we so oft have said
Beneath this roof at midnight, in the days
That are no more, and shall no more return,
Thou hast but taken thy lamp and gone to bed ;
I stay a little longer, as one stays
To cover up the embers that still burn.”
– Longfellow.
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