Campbell family in Freuchie 1918

[Eileen Castle]

The difficulty is that although my grandmother was engaged to him, his family seemed to exclude her after his death so I don't have any other details. I wondered if the cap badge might identify a regiment and as he is wearing goggles perhaps he was a dispatch rider.

[ev]

Looks like the man I found on the CWGC in 1919 was a Douglas T Campbell , the National Archives has a medal card with matching service details.



ev

[Eileen Castle]

ev - did you say that there is a David Campbell on the Freuchie War Memorial?

[ev]

http://www.centreforstewardship.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Freuchieroll.pdf

That matches with the 1917 details that Rosie found.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/198665/CAMPBELL,%20D


How sure are you that your David died after the end of WW1.



ev

[Eileen Castle]

oh yes ev and Rosie - those records look good, except for the fact that he died earlier. Its just come down via my mother that he died after the end of the war but given that my grandmother was shut out by the family, maybe they kept the news from her.

[ecksdochter]

Hello,
     The Scottish War Memorial Project have photographs of Freuchie War Memorial here:
          www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic992.html
     If still available, this booklet titled, "Freuchie's Fallen in the Two World Wars" might be of interest:
          www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic5915.html

               Regards,     Dod.
               

[Eileen Castle]

Thank you! I have ordered the book.

[Rosinish]

The difficulty is that although my grandmother was engaged to him, his family seemed to exclude her after his death so I don't have any other details.

Hi,

Out of interest, where was your grandmother living at the time of David's death?

I found an article of 1926 referring to Campbells with Freuchie mentioned & wonder if it's the same family.
The man was John Campbell who had (deceased) brothers Andrew (possibly David's father) & Alexander. He also had other siblings (alive).

I will PM you as there is a lot to transcribe.

Annie

[Eileen Castle]

Hi Annie
Thank you -I'll send my email. That info might help. My grandmother was living in Edinburgh.