John CAMPBELL

Regimental number10/1201
Date of birth17 June 1881
Place of birthCampbelltown, Scotland
ReligionProtestant
OccupationContractor
AddressHigh Street, Hawera
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 10.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, P Campbell, High Street, Hawera
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jane Campbell, Mangawhero Road, Riverlea, Taranaki, and the late Peter Campbell. Native of Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Newmarket', 25 May 1915 (influenza); transferred to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 26 May 1915; rejoined unit, Gaba Tepe, 1 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21891798

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