
| Regimental number | 23/1947 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Victoria, Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.10 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C E Campbell, 808 Smith Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets, Victoria; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 47 Willochra and HMNZT 48 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Catherine and the late Patrick Campbell. Native of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suz, 10 April 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 May 1916, and posted to C Company, 12 August 1917. Attached to Australian Tunnelling (?) Company, 26 June 1916. Attached to NZ Tunnelling (?) Company, 2 December 1916. Rejoined unit, 21 April 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 12 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 24 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 28 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21891566 |
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