CAMPBELL, Gordon Alexander
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Known as:
Gordy
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
'3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines'
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
P054965X
Born:
Saturday, September 30, 1978
Died :
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Died in service
Age:
27
Cemetery/Memorial:
Lance Corporal Gordon Campbell died during training at the Pontrilas Army Training Area near Hereford involving fast roping from a helicopter. During his nine years in the Corps he had served in Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. His funeral with full military honours, took place at Oldmeldrum Parish Church, Aberdeenshire.
[Sources: AFM ROH / MOD FOI Request ref 2015/09430/ BBC Online]
Notes
Rank shown on AFM ROH database is Marine, however all online reports show rank as Lance Corporal including a statement from the MOD in the Daily Telegraph.
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