CAMPBELL, William
| Service Number: | 5367 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 17 August 1879 |
| Home Town: | Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shunter |
| Died: | 15 October 1959, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium Wall 12 Wall / panel: 12 Side: 8 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5367, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5367, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5367, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5367, 12th Infantry Battalion, France - GSW right arm. | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5367, 12th Infantry Battalion, Belgium - GSW left knee and right thigh. | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5367, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
William Lachlan Campbell was born on 17 August 1879 at Toowoomba, Queensland, a son to Lachlan Malcolm Alexander Campbell and Fanny Maria Campbell (nee Snell). He married Mabel Hodges on 21 Jun 1919 in Queensland and they had at least 2 Children.
He served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 14 in the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 5367 in the 12th Infantry Battalion AIF, WW1. He was wounded during his Boer War service and again wounded twice during his WW1 service.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 493; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).