Campbell James DITCHBURN

DITCHBURN, Campbell James

    Service Numbers: 959, 959
    Enlisted: 2 September 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
    Home Town: Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Draughtsman
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 May 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave Panel 22, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
    Show Relationships

    World War 1 Service

    2 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 959, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 959, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 959, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

    Help us honour Campbell James Ditchburn's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of James and Janet Ditchburn of Wallsend, NSW

    Next of kin given as his brother William Simpson Ditchburn of 162 Enmore Road, Marrickville, NSW

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to his nephew Colin Campbell Ditchburn of 37 Harrison Street, Neutral Bay, NSW

    At the time of enlistment he was an employee of Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission, Penzance Chambers, 29 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW

    Showing 1 of 1 image.
    Click images to start slideshow.

    Links and Documents