Service Details
Name:
 CAMPBELL
Given Name:
 ADAIR MELFORT GERALD
Initials:
 A M G
Rank:
 Midshipman
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Regiment:
 Royal Navy
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Unit:
 H.M.S. "Defence."
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Date of Death:
 1916-05-31
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Date of Birth:
 1899-02-12
Age:
 17
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.
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
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Devon
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Cemetery:
 PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 10.

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