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CAMPBELL, Charles Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14478 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 December 1915, 15th and 14th Field Ambulance |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Leeds, Yorkshire, England, 10 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 23 September 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 14478, 15th and 14th Field Ambulance | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 14478, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 14478, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 23 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 14478, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 14478 awm_unit: 14th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-23 |
Personal Stories
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Charles Douglas CAMPBELL, (Service Number 14478) was born on 10 August 1890 in Leeds, Yorkshire. He began working for the NSW Railways as a temporary porter in the Sydney district only a few days after the war was declared in August 1914. He remained in that role until the end of 1915 when he was granted leave to join the Expeditionary Forces. At first, he served with the 15th Field Ambulance but transferred to the 14th from 10 December.
He was wounded in action in Belgium with a gunshot to his abdomen and evacuated on 23 September 1917. Admitted to the 17th Casualty Clearing Station he died of his wounds on 23 September 1917.
Submitted 16 May 2023 by John Oakes