CAMPBELL, William
| Service Number: | 20076 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 November 1915, Perth, Australia. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, 26 November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer / Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 March 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot VII; Row A; Grave A INSCRIPTION HE GAVE HIS YOUNG LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY & THOSE HE LOVED UNTIL WE MEET , Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Nov 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Gunner, 20076, Perth, Australia. | |
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| 30 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 20076 | |
| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 20076, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 20076, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 20076, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 20076 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 26/11/1887 at 3 High Street, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
Father Thomas Campbell and Mother Christina Pow Campbell (nee Kerr), of Cairnton Street, Tillicoultry.
Brothers
Hugh Campbell - Private 5903 or S/5903 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 12th Bn.
Born at 14 Union Street, Tillicoultry on 04/01/1890.
Wife: Mary Ann Hamilton Campbell (nee Bell), of 137 Main Street, Sauchie
formerly of 17 or 19 Cairnton Street, Tillicoultry (married at Tillicoultry on 30/04/1909).
Occupation: coal miner at Bessie Glen Mine.
Father of three.
He enlisted at Alloa on 12/10/1914, aged 23 years and 9 months.
He went to France on 21/09/1914.
Died of concussion following the accidental explosion of a rifle grenade on 21/10/1915, aged 25, in France.
Buried in: Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, France
Plot III; Row A; Grave 2.
His name is commemorated at Tillicoultry War Memorial.
His widow remarried and moved to Australia.
Alexander Campbell - Corporal in the Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Bn
He was awarded the Croix de Guerre for rescuing a despatch rider wounded in both legs.
Wife: Gladys Campbell, of 1 Short Street, Subiaco, Western Australia
Son: Arthur William Campbell
Described on enlisting as 30 years of age; 5' 4 1/4" tall; 117 lbs;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Presbyterian
15/11/1915 enlisted in Perth, Western Australia
19/05/1916 appoined to 8th Field Artillery Brigade, 32nd Battery, Maribyong Camp
20/05/1916 embarked Port of Melbourne, Victoria, onboard HMAT A7 Medic
as a Gunner with 8th Field Artillery Brigade, 32nd Battery
18/07/1916 disembarked into Plymouth, England
30/12/1916 proceeded overseas to France, ex Southampton, England
with 8th Field Artillery Brigade, 108 Howitzer Battery
24/05/1917 promoted Temporary Bombardier in the field
16/07/1917 detached to Rest Camp
31/07/1917 rejoined Brigade in the field
07/09/1917 reverted to Gunner with 8th Field Artillery Brigade
06/10/1917 promoted to Bombardier in the field
22/12/1917 promoted to Corporal
Aussie mates of William's
- 19171 Gunner Duncan Taylor and
- 22372 Bombadier Thomas Shembrook
sent letters of condolences to wife Glady.
30/03/1918 killed in action in the field, France, aged 32
buried in: Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe
Plot VII; Row A; Grave 4
Medals: British War medal (40151); Victory medal (39758)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (342110)
His name is commemorated on:
- Panel 15 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
- Tillicoultry War Memorial
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 01/04/2017. Lest we forget.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
8th Bde.Australian Field Artillery-Battery 32.
He was 32 and the son of Christina Pow Campbell nee Kerr of Cairnton Street, Tillicoultry; husband of Gladys Campbell, of 1, Short St., Subiaco, Western Australia and sometime of 10 Ruby Street, Leederville, Western Australia. They had a son, Arthur William Campbell.
Previous military service Served in Scotland
Rank on enlistment Gunner
AWM Embarkation Roll number 13/36/1
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Age at embarkation 30
War service: Egypt, Western Front
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