Colin James CAMPBELL

Badge Number: S72527, Sub Branch: Edwardstown
S72527

CAMPBELL, Colin James

Service Number: 505
Enlisted: 6 April 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Mannanarie, South Australia, 3 November 1895
Home Town: Mannanarie, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: 26 November 1976, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Derrick Gardens Of Remembrance, Tree Bed 24, Position 013
Memorials: Mannanarie Roll of Honor WW1, Yongala Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

6 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 505
16 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 505, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 505, 8th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Private, 505, 5th Machine Gun Battalion

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Biography

Rootsweb ID: I82613 Birth Reccod 3 Nov 1895 in Hd Of Mannanarie, South Australia 

Father and Mother Mary Ann Campbell, Mannanrie PO, Mannanarie, South Australia

Previous service:  Rifle Club

Described on enlisting as 20yrs 5mths old; single; 5' 8" tall; 179lbs;
fair complexion; grey eyes; fair hair; Methodist

6/4/1916       enlisted at Jamestown, SA

30/11/1916   appointed to A Company, Seymour Camp

16/12/1916    embarked from Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT A7 Medic
                     as a Private in Machine Gun Company 8, Reinforcement 8

18/2/1917     disembarked into Plymouth, England

23/2/1917     marched out to Machine Gun Training Depot, Perham Downs

11/5/1917     proceeded overseas to France

5/7/1919       returned to Australia onboard HT Port Melbourne
18/8/1919     disembarked into Australia

25/9/1919     discharged from service

Medals:         British War medal (18928), Victory medal (18647)

Married:        Eva
Son:             Ross

26/11/1976    passed away
cremated in:   Centennial Park Cemetery
                     Derrick Gardens Of Remembrance, Tree Bed 24, Position 013
                     Interment Right Expiry 26/11/2021

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  2/5/2016  Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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