Alexander Campbell, Hougharry, North Uist

Private ALEXANDER CAMPBELL
Last known address in North Uist: Hougharry, North Uist
Son of Norman and Margaret Campbell
Service unit: 1st Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders
Service number: 6076
Enlisted at Lochmaddy
Date of death: 5 February 1915 at the age of 34
Interred: Kilmuir Burial Ground, North Uist
Local memorial: North Uist

Alexander appears in the 1901 census at Hougharry, aged 20, a lobster fisherman. He is shown with his parents Norman (50) and Margaret (48) and younger siblings Roderick (18), Kate (16), Neil (14), Mary (10), John (8) and Lexy (3).

Roderick was lost in 1918 whilst serving with the Canadians.

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