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CAMPBELL, Alexander Greacy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2392 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 14 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Waterside Worker |
| Died: | 1 January 1929, aged 38 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2392, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2392, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2392, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Alexander was born in Townsville 14 Nov 1890, son of Capt. Alexander Hugh Campbell and Elizabeth Quee.
Private Campbell enlisted in Townsville on 27 Mar 1916 aged 25, and embarked from Brisbane per HMAT A49 “Seang Choon” on 19 Sep 1916.
He served on the Western Front with the 52nd Battalion AIF, and was Wounded in Action on 10 Jun 1917 in France with shrapnel wound to the right knee. He was evacuated to England and returned to Australia on 23 Mar 1918 (medically unfit). He was discharged on 25 Jun 1918. He was a waterside worker. He died 1 Jan 1929.
Courtesy of Samual Cox