In Memory Of

CAMPBELL, ADAIR MELFORT GERALD

Service Details
Age:
17
Date of Birth:
1899-02-12
Rank:
Midshipman
Unit:
H.M.S. "Defence."
Regiment:
Royal Navy
Date of Death:
1916-05-31
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, at Battle of Jutland. HMS Defence was destroyed while attempting to finish off the stricken SMS Wiesbaden, shortly before the height of the battle. All 903 souls on board perished.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
10.
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Youngest son of Major James Adair Campbell and Jean Blanche Campbell, of Tullichewan Castle, Dunbartonshire. Born Bonhill, Dunbartonshire. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918