Leading Seaman DONALD CAMPBELL
Domhnall Mac Eachainn
Last address in Lewis: 44 North Tolsta,
Son of Hector Campbell, of 44, North Tolsta, Stornoway
Husband of
Catherine Campbell, of 44, North Tolsta, Stornoway, Ross-shire.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Victory
Service number: 3356B
Date of birth: December 1873
Date of death: 1 January 1919 at the age of 46
Drowned in sinking of HMY Iolaire, was never found
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial, panel 32
Local memorial: North Tolsta
Donald is shown as a 28-year old son-in-law in the 1901 census at Tolsta Main Rd. 39, with his wife Catherine (29) and in-laws John (65) and Mary (60) Graham. Twenty years before, Donald was one of the four children of Hector (40) and Catherine (38) Campbell. Those were Alexander (12), Isabella (10) and Anne (6).
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