Records Of The Men Of Lochbroom | 005 MURDO CAMPBELL

5 - RECORDS OF THE MEN OF LOCHBROOM

1915

765. L. CPL. MURDO CAMPBELL, 4th Bn. Seaforths

Aged 29

Crofter, Achiltibuie.

Son of Mr. Murdo M'Leod, Polbain, Achiltibuie.

Enlisted in the 4th Seaforths	Feb. 1914.
Mobilized	4th Aug. 1914.
Proceeded to France	5th Nov. 1914.
Died of Pneumonia in Hospital in Boulogne and buried at Wimereux	10th Feb. 1915.

“How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country’s wishes blest.”

From the poem "How Sleep the Brave" by William Collins, 1721 - 1759.

Official information

Official record (CWGC)

Cemetery / Memorial: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France.

Grave: I. C. 29A

Location and Map (CWGC)

Local Memorial: Coigach

additional information

On his grave in Wimereux there is the following inscription: "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."

The official record also states: Son of Alexander and Bella Macleod Campbell, of Polglass, Achiltibuie, Ross-shire.

Family information

The connection with the Parish today is not known.

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