62808: Angus Campbell

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Angus (1902-1946) was a son of Donald Campbell and Margaret Macleod, 11b Marvig.

On February 19, 1924 he enrolled in the Royal Naval Reserve, Service Number A11596 and re-enrolled under B7382, C6562 and D6106. His service records indicate that he was 5ft 7in tall with light brown hair, blue eyes and a fresh complexion. He had a tattoo of clasped hands over a heart and one of True Love. Angus was a fisherman on Banff and Stornoway registered fishing boats, including the Alma Boyd, the Maggie Macdonald and the Starlight Rays, until 1937 when he joined the Merchant Navy. He made three trips to the River Plate on the SS El Argentino and one to the North Pacific on the SS Viking Star. 

He was Mobilised August 29, 1939 and served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War. Based at HMS Assegai, HMS Cochrane, HMS Pembroke, HMS Victory and aboard HMS City of Manchester until September 1944 when he was declared Physically Unfit for Naval Service due to Tuberculosis. He was admitted to the Kingseat Naval  Hospital in Aberdeen.

Angus was a bachelor and died in the County Hospital, Stornoway aged 43.