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CAMPBELL, James Wilson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 950 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 November 1915, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Mining Corps |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Heart failure due being gassed, Perth, Westen Australia, Australia, 24 February 1921 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Presbyterian Section, Row EA, Grave 68, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder St George's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 950, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 950, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 950, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 950, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 950, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 30 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Mining Corps, In the field | |
| 19 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Mining Corps, In the field | |
| 2 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 950, Mining Corps, Gassed | |
| 3 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 950, Mining Corps, Discharged at the 5th Military District | |
| 24 Feb 1921: | Involvement Sergeant, 950, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 950 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1921-02-24 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Laura Blanche Campbell of 185B Piesse Stret, Boulder, WA
10 December 1918 - returned to Australia on board HS Somali for discharge
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal