CAMPBELL, John Hollis
| Service Number: | 56262 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 June 1917, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia, 13 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Geelong College, University of Perth |
| Occupation: | School Master |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 13 March 1989, aged 93 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll, Winchelsea WWI Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 56262, Reinforcements WW1, Perth, WA | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 56262, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 56262, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, SS Port Darwin, Albany | |
| 13 Mar 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 9 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 56262, Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Born in Winchelsea on 13 August 1895, the son of Archibald Lorne and Esther Annie (Hollis) Campbell of 27 Aphrasia Street Newtown, he was educated at The Geelong College where he was equal dux with WH Jewell in 1912; he also won the the College Cup that year.
He enlisted in Perth on 15 June 1917, embarking for France on HMAT A47 Marathon from Albany on 29 July 1918 and arriving at the first Training Battalion at Sutton Very. Detached for duty to the Pay Corps 24 January 1919 ex 1st Training Battalion. Returned to Australia on HMT Pakaha, embarking on 6 October 1919.
A letter from John’s mother dated 4/11/1919 (Doc21) addressed to Base Records seeking the provision of train tickets to enable his mother, Esther and his sister to travel to Melbourne from Geelong to welcome John home. John’s father is shown as deceased on his initial Enlistment Form. The response dated 7/11/1919 (Doc# 20) stated that Esther had to purchase her own tickets, then to keep the return half of her tickets, then with a completed form duly filled in, to apply for a refund.
His brother Alister Colin Muir Campbell also served for 4 years in WW1.
John studied at the University of Perth, where he graduated BA, while there he taught at Perth High School. He was Head of the Geelong Preparatory School from 1928-1930, then Housemaster of Warrinn House from 1939 until 1963, as well as a teacher of History and Economics, and he had a large involvement with the School Cadets.
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