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John CAMPBELL

Regimental number7472
Date of birth12 August 1888
Place of birthBelfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBritish manufacturers representative
AddressAuburn, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Height6' 0.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E G I Campbell, Ravensworth, Burges Street, Auburn, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 July 1917
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 March 1919
Discharge date30 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 21 November 1917; disembarked Suez, 15 December 1917. Embarked Alexandria, 18 December 1917; disembarked Taranto, Italy, 23 December 1917; disembarked Southampton, 5 January 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 April 1918; taken on strength, 14th Bn, 17 April 1918.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1918 (bullet wound, right arm), and admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 20th Casualty Clearing Station, 9 August 1917; to 4th General Hospital, 9 August 1918; to England, 13 August 1918, and admitted to Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham, Kent; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 16 August 1918; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 30 August 1918.

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Kildonian Castle', 21 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 7 May 1919; discharged Melbourne, 30 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 August 1957
Age at death69
SourcesNAA: B2455, CAMPBELL John

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