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CAMPBELL, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3245 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1916, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Whroo, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Wyalkatchem, Wyalkatchem, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia, 31 August 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rushworth Public Cemetery, Victoria Anglican, Section 3, Grave 374A |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3245, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Perth, WA | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3245, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3245, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Ethel Jane Campbell, Bell Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Distinguished Conduct Medal
'During the period 10 to 20 September, 1918, north east of Vermand, he did splendid work. On the evening of 12 September, he located an enemy machine gun post, and with five other men tried to outflank it. In doing so they encountered fifty of the enemy; he at once, placing the Lewis gun on the shoulder of his No. 2 opened fire, inflicting casualties, and causing the hostile party to retire, leaving eight prisoners and the gun.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 42
Date: 20 May 1920
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