CAMPBELL , Allan
| Service Number: | 401 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | O'Halloran Hill, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 401, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 401, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong | |
| 2 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Glenthorne Farm / O'Halloran Hill No 9 Remount Depot, connection :-
Glenthorne Farm / O'Halloran Hill No 9 Remount Depot, connection :-
Biographical details
1. All three CAMPBELL Brothers enlisted WW1 James, Norman & Allen, in order of Seniority
Eldest James & 2nd Norman, also fought in the IB ( Imperial Bushmen ) & ACH ( Australian Commonwealth Light Horse ) 4th Btn together during the Boer War ( 1899 - 1902 ) ;
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2. All four WEEKS Brothers enlisted WW1 Francis ( Jim ), Leslie, Stanley & Roy
( as did Francis James four sons in WW2 : Stan, James [ Jim ], Max, & Charlie ) ;
listed in order of seniority : from Francis Allen Prideaux Weeks & Elizabeth nee Northey
Sadly, the youngest brother, Roy Eric, died 1st of the 4 WW1 WEEKS brothers ! and as a bizarre cruel twist, but remarkably for our Branch of the Weeks Clan ;
the eldest brother, Francis James, died last !
3 of 3. Campbell, Allen
401 CSM Captain 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion, B Coy ( same as eldest Brother James William )
Born: 1885 St Kilda VIC
Occupation : Grazier ( may have been managing the 315 ploughed acres as the Government Horse Depot : 22 March 1913 Trove nla [ of the original 2000 acres Glenthorne Farm Estate for the ASC Army Service Corps No 9 Remount Depot ] ) ? ; previous military service : Lieutenant 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment ;
Residence: Remount Glenthorne, O’Halloran Hill, South Australia, in charge from 1914
Born: St Kilda, Victoria
Religion : Presbyterian
School :
Son of James (deceased) & Mrs Elizabeth Campbell nee Coltman, Glenthorne Depot, O'Halloran Hill, Adelaide, South Australia
Next of kin: Mrs Elizabeth Campbell, mother, Glenthorne Remount Depot, O’Halloran Hill, South Australia
Marital Status : Single
Enlisted: 10 July 1915, Keswick, Adelaide, South Australia
Embarked either 18 or 24 November 1915 either HMAT Geelong A2 or Katuna A13, Adelaide, South Australia
Age at embarkation : 30
Transferred 12 March 1917 to 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 23rd Reinforcement ; (same as Tpr 1284 Stanley William Weeks 2nd youngest of 4 WW1 Weeks Brothers & Sgt Len Dungey ! both Noarlunga, South Australia )
Transferred 20 December 1917 to 32nd Btn 401 Company Sergeant Major ( same as eldest Brother James William Campbell )
Returned: 2 March 1919
Served: Egypt, Western Front
Medals : Military Cross 32nd Battalion 1st March 1918 ; Military Medal ; Legion d'Honneur 30 August 1918 ; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal ;
to be awarded the MM Allen Campbell must have been " OR " Other Ranks 1st, & then promoted to later receive the MC as well !
Death:
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Submitted 21 February 2023 by Robert Kearney
Biography contributed by Jeff Weeks
All three CAMPBELL Brothers enlisted WW1 James, Norman & Allan, in order of Seniority
Eldest James & 2nd Norman, also fought in the IB ( Imperial Bushmen ) & ACH ( Australian Commonwealth Light Horse ) 4th Btn together during the Boer War ( 1899 - 1902 ) ;
3 of 3. Campbell, Allan
401 CSM Captain 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion, B Coy ( same as eldest Brother James William )
Born: 1885 St Kilda VIC
Occupation : Grazier (may have been managing the 315 ploughed acres as the Government Horse Depot : 22 March 1913 Trove nla [ of the original 2000 acres Glenthorne Farm Estate for the ASC Army Service Corps No 9 Remount Depot ] )? ; previous military service : Lieutenant 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment ;
Residence: Remount Glenthorne, O’Halloran Hill, South Australia, in charge from 1914
Born: St Kilda, Victoria
Religion : Presbyterian
School :
Son of James (deceased) & Mrs Elizabeth Campbell nee Coltman, Glenthorne Depot, O'Halloran Hill, Adelaide, South Australia
Next of kin: Mrs Elizabeth Campbell, mother, Glenthorne Remount Depot, O’Halloran Hill, South Australia
Marital Status : Single
Enlisted: 10 July 1915, Keswick, Adelaide, South Australia
Embarked either 18 or 24 November 1915 either HMAT Geelong A2 or Katuna A13, Adelaide, South Australia
Age at embarkation : 30
Transferred 16 August 1915 to 32nd Btn, promoted to provisional Sergeant Major 16 September 1915 ( same as eldest Brother James William Campbell)
Returned: 2 March 1919
Served: Egypt, Western Front
Medals : Military Cross 32nd Battalion gazetted 3 June 1919; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal;
Mentioned in Dispatches, gazetted 28 May 1918
Recommendations: Legion d'Honneur 30 August 1918
Bring alive past spirituality through History Research & relive past Lives
Many thanks & sincere regards
Jeff M. Weeks
Unit 3, 371 Morphett Road, Oaklands Park, SA 5046, South Australia
PREFERRED Contact 04 2888 2844 SMS txt 7 days as I am 75 - 80 % deaf
[email protected]
Home Messages 101 : 08 8298 3787