Regimental number | 2635 |
Place of birth | Gladstone, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Kilburnie Station, Gladstone, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Campbell, Kilburnie Station, Gladstone, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Sister: Matron Beryl Anderson CAMPBELL MdE, Australian Army Nursing Service. |
Other details |
War service: taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 15 June 1916. Joined 5th Light Horse Regiment in the field, 20 August 1916. Wounded in action; remained on duty, 6 April 1918. Sick to hospital, 30 May 1918; admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Pt Said, 4 June 1918; transferred to Rest Camp, Pt Said, 14 September 1918; marched in to 5th Light Horse Regiment Details, Moascar, 26 September 1918; to hospital, 3 October 1918, and admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar; discharged to duty, 22 October 1918; rejoined 5th Light Horse Regiment, 29 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Madras', 28 June 1919; disembarked Sydney,3 August 1919; discharged, Brisbane, 19 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |