Colonel Michael John Campbell-Lamerton was a Scotland international player. He was also a British Army officer.
Occupation
rugby union player
Citizenship
Malta
Born
August 1, 1933
Died
March 17, 2005
Overview
Colonel Michael John Campbell-Lamerton (1 August 1933 – 17 March 2005) was a Scotland international player. He was also a British Army officer.
Military career
He was educated at Ottershaw School near Chertsey, Surrey. National Service took him to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) in 1952, the start of 33 years' service in the Army during which he served in Korea and Cyprus.
He and his lifelong friend, David Gilbert-Smith, led two platoons of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) during the Battle of the Hook in Korea, recovering positions overrun by the Chinese offensive. Campbell-Lamerton had already escaped a life-threatening injury at school when, aged 15, he was struck on the chest by a javelin; he courted death again on foot patrol in Korea when he trod on a mine. Hearing the faint click, he remained still while the corporal with him, who fortunately had worked in bomb disposal during the Second World War, rendered it safe.
