CAMPBELL, John Fraser
| Service Number: | 301 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Clunes, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Memorials: | Clunes Soldiers Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 301, 8th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 301, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 301, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 301, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to left calf. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 24 June 1915. | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 301, 8th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Abdominal wound sustained at Lone Pine. Evacuated to Egypt and then Australia. Re-attested 11 February 1916. | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 301, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 301, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, England | |
| 15 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 301, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
| 6 May 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, For courage and excellent leadership at Whiz Farm South East of Ypres on 2 April 1918. | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 301, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to right forearm sustained during the attack on Lihons. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 5 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 301, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 24 December 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
John Fraser Campbell, aged 23, enlisted in the AIF on 17 August 1914. He embarked overseas on 19 October 1914 and was involved in the Gallipoli landing on 25 April 1915, where he was wounded and then evacuated to Egypt. He was wounded for the second time on 7 August 1915 at Lone Pine, during the August Offensive, after which he was repatriated to Australia in October 1915.
After he recovered, he left Australia again on 3 July 1916 and arrived in England on 2 September 1916, where he spent the next 15 months in and out of several hospitals and training camps. He was also promoted to Corporal (Cpl) during this time.
He arrived in France on 6 December 1917 and finally re-joined the 8th Battalion on 11 December 1917. On 6 May 1918, having demonstrated excellent leadership and bravery during an earlier raid on a German trench near Ypres, Cpl Campbell was awarded the Military Medal.
On 9 August 1918, he was wounded for the third time during the 1st Division’s attack on the French village of Lihons, during the Battle of Amiens.
He was evacuated to hospital in England and then repatriated to Australia on 24 December 1918, where he was medically discharged from the AIF in Melbourne on 5 April 1919.
Source: Extract from "Clunes Soldiers Memorial Panel" by Robert Wight, June 2022.
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