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CAMPBELL, William McLellan

Service Number:	1601
Enlisted:	23 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	1st Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Ringarooma, Tasmania, Australia, 8 December 1880
Home Town:	Scottsdale, Dorset, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Surveyor's chainman
Died:	Killed in Action, Tel Khuweilfeh, Palestine, 3 November 1917, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jerusalem Memorial, Scottsdale Municipality Pictorial HR

World War 1 Service

23 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1601, Holsworthy, New South Wales
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1601, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1601, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
3 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1601, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1601 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-11-03

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