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CAMPBELL, Walter Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1633 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1915, Enlisted as Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hornby Street State School |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sailly-le-Sec, France, 28 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1633, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted as Melbourne | |
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| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1633, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1633, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle | |
| 29 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 44th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 51st Battalion to the 44th Battalion in the field | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 1633, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1633 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter and Emma Campbell; husband of Mary Trenett Campbel of 12 James Street, Windsor, Victoria. Father of Leslie Walter Campbell, Harold B. Campbell and Albert W.E. Campbell. Mary died on 1 June 1919 and he children were raised by Mary's mother Lily Hempel of 267 Inkerman Street, East St. Kilda, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Meal