
| Regimental number | 8/3204 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Springfield |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Matata, Bay of Plenty |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Campbell, Matata, Bay of Plenty |
| Previous military service | Served in D Squadron, 4th Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; not serving in any miltary unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Lyttelton on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st 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: P and A Campbell, Matata, Bay of Plenty |
| Other details |
No Form B103 on file: few details available. War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded in action, France (gun shot wound, shoulder), and admitted to 28th General Hospital, Rouen, 25 May 1916; transferred to England, and admitted to Brook War Hospital, Woolwich, 30 May 1916; transferred to Woodcote Hospital, 16 June 1916. Admitted to Camp Hospital (Venereal Section), Grey Towers, 14 September 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Boulogne, 4 March 1917 (sprained ankle, trivial injury; solder not on military duty at the time) Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of enquiry, 17 November 1917, concluded: 'Taking into consideration the circumstances of the attack of 12th Oct. 1917, it is reasonable to suppose that ... [he] was killed in action in the attack on Belle Vue Spur, 12 Oct. 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Eighth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21891927 |