Regimental number | 8/342 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Lumsden |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 204 Dee Street, Invercargill |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.7 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Duncan McD Campbell, Centre Bush |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Invercargill |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 14), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Ann Campbell, Limehills, Southland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Promoted Corporal, Gallipoli, 6 May 1915. Killed in action, 8 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21891589 |
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