Regimental number | 918 |
Place of birth | Woolahra, New South Wales |
School | Ashfield Grammar School, New South Wales |
Other training | Wagga Experimtal Farm |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | 249 Clarence Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred Branch Campbell, 249 Clarence Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Emily CAMPBELL (nee BEGBIE), 249 Clarence Street, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Woollarhra, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: Herbert S. Campbell, 13th Field Ambulance. |
Other details |
War Service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Peninsula. Taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 13 November 1915; evacuated Gallipoli and disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915. Re-absorbed into 12th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 22 February 1916. Marched into Tel-el-Kebir with Regiment, 26 April 1916. To be Lance Corporal, 6 May 1916. Marched into Dueidar with Regiment, 12 June 1916. Detached to 2nd Light Horse Brigade, 20 June 1916. Detached to 3rd Light Horse Brigade Headquarters, Amara, 12 August 1916. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Hod-el-Geila, 11 October 1916 (rheumatism); transferred to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, 12 October 1916; to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Port Said, 14 October 1916; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 31 October 1916; discharged to 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 14 November 1916. Transferred to 12th Light Horse Regiment, 20 January 1917. Killed in action, Aseiferiyeh, 19 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAMPBELL Allan |