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"Death of a Crimean veteran," Inverness Courier, March 12, 1909, p. 4e. "Gunner James Campbell, a Crimean veteran, who also served in Turkey and China, died in Inverness on Wednesday. Campbell joined the Royal Artillery in Aberdeen half a century ago, and served in the regiment for twenty-six years, retiring in 1876. He went through the Crimea, for which he received the medal with clasp for Sebastopol. He also possesed [sic] the Turkish war medal and the China war medal, with clasps, for Taku Forts and Pekin. For the past thirty-three years Campbell was employed in the Cleansing Department of the Corporation of Inverness. He lodged with Mrs Paterson, 7 King Street, who tended him in his last illness. Deceased was seventy-eight years of age. He was a native of Inverness, and was unmarried. The funeral will take place to-day, at one p.m., to the New Cemetery at Tomnahurich. By order of Major Seymour Clarke, commanding the Cameron Depot, a following party of Cameron Highlanders will attend the funeral." |