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Pte. William James Campbell
British Army 1st/6th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Dumfries, Scotland
(d.31st July 1917)
My paternal grandmother's younger brother, William Campbell, was posted missing, presumed killed after being wounded in both legs. His brother-in-law, Harry Merchant, was going up the line with the Cameron Highlanders, and saw Will being carried past on a stretcher. He called out, "I've got a Blighty" meaning he would be sent home to the UK for treatment. After that, said Harry, there was a heavy shelling, and Will was not seen alive again. He was 19 years old.