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CAMPBELL, Gerald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3231 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 July 1915, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 13 August 1887 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Geraldton Public School |
| Occupation: | Railway Relief Officer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 April 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Nord Pas de Calais, France Grave reference: I. M. 23. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3231, Bunbury, Western Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3231, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3231, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 10 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), GSW (right leg) | |
| 1 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, 2nd occasion - Shell wound (buttock) | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
The CWGC record states “Native of Geraldton, Western Australia.”
He was 31 and the son of Archibald and Maud Campbell; husband of E. M. Campbell, of Moira Rd., Collie, Western Australia.
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IN FOND AND LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND "UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS"
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Inverary, Scotland.
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