Archibald Edward CAMPBELL

Regimental number8/342
Date of birth21 January 1889
Place of birthLumsden
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
Address204 Dee Street, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.7
Height5' 8.5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Duncan McD Campbell, Centre Bush
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankCorporal
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21891589

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