James CAMPBELL

Regimental number10/310
Date of birth24 July 1893
Place of birthWestruther, Berwickshire, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressApiti
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinW Campbell, Norsewood Road, Apiti via Feilding
Previous military serviceServed in D Company, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentFeilding
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary Campbell, 11 Oxford Street, Marton, Wanganui. Born in Berwickshire, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880. File 218926765, File 18057523