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CAMPBELL, William Wallace

Service Number:	4623
Enlisted:	10 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia, 18 September 1890
Home Town:	Latrobe, Latrobe, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Courcelette British Cemetery VI. E. 17.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Latrobe War Memorial, Wesley Vale Pictorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4623, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania
8 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 4623, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 4623, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
26 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion
19 Aug 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 4623, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4623 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-19

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