| Regimental number | 45073 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Riversdale |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 134 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jessie Campbell, Post Office, Wendon via Riversdale |
| Previous military service | Served in the 7th Mounted Rifles; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Gore |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh (b. Scotland) and Jessie (b. New Zealand) Campbell, Wendon, Riversdale, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched in to Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 11 August 1917. Reported missing in action, 12 October 1917; Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917, confirmed fate as killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. 45150 Pte W.G. SCARLETT, 14th Company, 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, stated: 'I saw Campbell on the morning of the 12th Oct. 1917 during the operation at Belle Vue Spur coming back wounded & when just opposite me he was sniped & fell over into a shell hole. I did not see him move again. I tried to get on to him but every time I moved the enemy fired at me.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21891806 |