CAMPBELL, Hugh Robert
| Service Number: | 2002 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Frances, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2002, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2002, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2002, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 16 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2002, 4th Light Horse Regiment |
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PHOTO DETAILS: "A light horseman in his bivouac on a hillside in the Jordan Valley during July 1918. At this time the temperature was 120 degrees. The man has been identified as 2002 Trooper (Tpr) Hugh Robert Campbell, 4th Light Horse Regiment. Tpr Campbell, a twenty five year old storekeeper from Frances SA, enlisted at Melbourne on 12 August 1915. He embarked on HMAT A32 Themistocles at Port Melbourne on 28 January 1916 and returned to Australia on 15 June 1919. A pick, billycan, .303 rifle, slouch hat and jam tin are scattered about the recently dug hole. (Donated by Mr J A Henderson, ex 4LHR)" - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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