CAMPBELL, George Rennie
| Service Numbers: | 1274, 174, 936 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1902 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kaiapoi, New Zealand, July 1881 |
| Home Town: | Carrington, Great Lakes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith/Farrier |
| Died: | Carrington, New South Wales , Australia, 11 July 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 2-145. 36. |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 28 Jan 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1274, Australian Medical Team | |
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| 28 Oct 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 174, Australian Medical Team |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Farrier, 936, 4th Infantry Battalion, Boer War veteran (9th New Zealand Contingent, 9 months) | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 936, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 936, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 936, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to left elbow, severe | |
| 3 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 936, 4th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served in The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
81 years ago today, on the Thursday afternoon of the 13th July 1939, Private George Rennie Campbell, 4th Battalion, farrier and blacksmith from Hargrave Street, Carrington, New South Wales, was laid to rest with full military honours, age 57. ANGLICAN 2-145. 36.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133725500 - funeral notice states service.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133728785
Born at Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand (July to September 1882) to John and Annie Campbell of Christchurch, New Zealand, this Boer War veteran (9th New Zealand Contingent, 9 months) enlisted September 1914 at Kensington, N.S.W.
Wounded in action on the 24.7.1916 (Battle of Pozieres, GSW elbow, severe), George was granted Special 1914 leave and returned home December 1918, being discharged as medically unfit 29th March 1919.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137501209
Mr Campbell’s name has been inscribed on the Carrington Memorial Gates.
George had been resting in an unmarked grave, now long forgotten, so Anzac Day 2016 I placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=9402#grave-photo-1
I will be submitting an application asking for official commemoration for this Original Anzac.
Lest We Forget.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
Further details from Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Good news! A Boer War and Original Anzac from The Great War, resting in an unmarked grave for over 84 years at Sandgate Cemetery, has FINALLY been given his Honour and Dignity.
On the 13th July 1939, Private George Rennie Campbell, 4th Battalion (Reg No-936), farrier and blacksmith from Hargrave Street, Carrington, New South Wales, was laid to rest with full military honours at Sandgate Cemetery, age 59. ANGLICAN 2-145. 36. Not married.
George had been resting in an unmarked grave, now long forgotten, so Anzac Day 2016 I placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Gary Mitchell submitted an application to DVA September 2020 asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip, and this was accepted September 2020.
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