Tour Scotland Video 2nd Lieutenant Ian Campbell Chrystal Memorial Gravestone Necropolis Glasgow

Tour Scotland video of the 2nd Lieutenant Ian Campbell Chrystal memorial gravestone on ancestry visit to the Necropolis a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of WJ and Marie Chrystal, of Auchendennan, Arden, Dunbartonshire. Killed in Action near Cavrelle, France, 1st May 1917, aged 29. Remembered here but buried at Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, France. Chrystal started military service as Private 7721 in an Inns of Court battalion on 22nd November 1915. In March 1916 he transferred to 9th Scottish Officer Cadet Battalion and from there was commissioned into the 3rd Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders, a training and reserve battalion in July 1916. He was posted to the 9th Battalion of the regiment which he joined on 19th September 1916. This was a pioneer battalion attached to the 9th Scottish Division and had been in France since the summer of 1915. Although fully trained as infantry and able to fight as such if required the pioneer battalions’ main tasks were digging trenches and gun pits, building huts and maintaining roads. Even when not working in the frontline trenches they were generally well within range of enemy artillery. Also, William James Chrystal of Auchendennan, born 1854, died 1921.

The surname Campbell was first found in Argyllshire, Gaelic erra Ghaidheal, the region of western Scotland corresponding roughly with the ancient Kingdom of Dál Riata, in the Strathclyde region of Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Argyll and Bute. The MacArthurs were the ancient senior sept of the Campbells. Arthur derives from the son of King Aedan MacGabhran, the 9th century Scots King of Argyll. The Clan Campbell was known as the Siol Diarmaid an Tuirc or, alternatively, the Clan Duibhne, and in a Crown charter Duncan MacDuibhne was ancestor of the Lords of Lochow in 1368.

Sir Colin Campbell, son of Sir Archibald, was succeeded by Sir Duncan in 1427. Sir Duncan's second son, Black Colin of Glenorchy founded the Campbells of Breadalbane. He built the castle of Caolchurn and married Margeret Stewart, heiress of the Lords of Lorn. After the Battle of Harlaw in 1411 in which the MacDonalds were badly defeated by the King, the Campbells, took advantage of the situation to acquire more territory from the MacDonalds.

In 1517 the Campbells and the MacLeans of Duart were called upon by the Crown to again suppress the Lord of the Isles, MacDonald of Lochalsh, who had seized two Royal Castles. Lochalsh went to the scaffold and the Campbells acquired more land. Their Chiefs were bestowed with knighthoods, baronies and Earldoms. The Earl of Argyll becoming Chancellor of Scotland to James IV, and through his influence achieved a measure of peace throughout the Highlands.

Spelling variations include; Campbell, Cambell, Cambel, Camble, Cammell and many more.

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