CAMPBELL, John
| Service Number: | 29 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 March 1915, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1900 |
| Home Town: | Ballina, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 79 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 29, Ballina, New South Wales | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 29, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 29, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 29, 26th Infantry Battalion, Embarked to join M.E.F. Gallipoli Peninsula. | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 29, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 20 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 29, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Admitted (Pneumonia) and transferred to Mudros. | |
| 6 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 29, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Returned to Unit | |
| 6 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 31st Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 29, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per HMT "Hororata" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 29, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 29, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 29, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 29, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 29 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John Campbell was the son of John and Elizabeth Campbell and was born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1900. His mother and father both died when he was only about five years of age. John Campbell was only 16 years of age when he died at Fromelles in 1916.
He had one brother and two sisters. His older brother, 3259 William Campbell 47th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Messines in Belgium the following year, on 7 June 1917.
The only two remaining members of his family were his sister Margaret, age 14 when he died and Elizabeth who was 12 years of age. Margaret corresponded with the AIF over the years about receiving her brother's medals, personal effects and photographs of their graves. She married at age 19 in 1921 and changed her name to Margaret Rundle.
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