
| Regimental number | 20/8 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Southbridge |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Address | Washdyke, Timaru |
| Marital status | Married |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs P Campbell, c/o Tripp & Rolleston, Timaru |
| Previous military service | Served in the South African War (No 4374, Quartermaster Sergeant, 7th Contingent). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | Samoan Relief Force, Infantry |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Auckland on board SS Talune on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth Hall Campbell; Wife: Fanny Campbell, Washdyke, South Canterbury |
| Other details |
Enlisted, Samoan Relief Force, 12 January 1915. Served Apia, 27 March-27 September 1915. Discharged, 26 October 1915. Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, 26 July 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 27 July 1917.Proceeded overseas to France from Sling Camp, 6 September 1917. Reverted to Temporary Corporal, 20 July 1917; rank of Corporal confirmed, 5 September 1917. Joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, and posted to 2nd Company, 16 September 1917. Detached to Brigade School, 20 November 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 5 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Infantry/Samoan Relief |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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