Regimental number | 5057 |
Place of birth | Daylesford, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Saddler |
Address | King Street, Daylesford, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Archibald Campbell, King Street, Daylesford, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 13 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Company Engineers |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Victoria Cross altered to Distinguished Conduct Medal Work near Cerisy on 8 August 1918. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For marked gallantry and devotion to duty during the operations on 8 August, 1918, near Cherisy, east of Corbie. When troops on the left were held up by a machine gun nest, he and Sapper Dean dashed several hundred yards across the open under intense fire and caused the enemy to surrender with their two machine guns. This act of signal courage relieved the situation at a very critical time.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 20 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |