Coming Soon.
CAMPBELL, Dorothy Janet
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX3050 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 May 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | General Hospitals - WW2 |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Westbourne Park (Cottonville), Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Kapunda District WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 May 1940: | Involvement Captain, SX3050 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1940: | Enlisted SX3050 | |
| 1 May 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 27 May 1940: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, SX3050, Embarked RMS Stratheden, Adelaide. | |
| 2 Aug 1940: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, SX3050, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, Staff Nurse at 3rd AGH located near Milford, Surrey, UK | |
| 10 Jun 1941: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse, SX3050, Attached to 2/11 AGH in Alexandria. Sister (Group 1), 1 December 1941. Returned with unit to Australia (Adelaide) 24 March 1942. | |
| 14 May 1942: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, SX3050, General Hospitals - WW2 | |
| 13 Feb 1943: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Sister, SX3050, 2nd/12th Australian General Hospital | |
| 25 Feb 1943: | Involvement Sister, SX3050, 2nd/4th Australian General Hospital | |
| 15 Mar 1943: | Involvement Captain, SX3050, 2nd/11th Australian General Hospital, Attached to 2/11 AGH in Queensland (March-October 1943) then Buna (Papua) (October 1943-May1944) until invalided to 105 Military Hospital in May 1944. Promoted to Captain 16 August 1943. | |
| 3 Apr 1945: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Captain, SX3050, 2nd/14th Australian General Hospital, Attached to 2/14 Australian General Hospital, Townsville. | |
| 15 Aug 1945: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Captain, SX3050, General Hospitals - WW2, Attached to 116 AGH, Brisbane. | |
| 5 Nov 1945: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Captain, SX3050, General Hospitals - WW2, Attached to 105 Military Hospital, Daw Park, Adelaide from November 1945 until demobbed on 15 July 1946. | |
| 15 Apr 1946: | Discharged | |
| 15 Apr 1946: | Discharged SX3050 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Dorothy Janet Campbell's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed
Refer to the attached article written by Puss's niece Janet Scarfe "One South Australian Family's Experience of World War Two: the Campbells of Anlaby. Published in the Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia, No 37, 2009.
'Between the Lines'. A conference paper about Puss's experiences during WW2. Presented at the ANZHOM Conference, Adelaide, July 2023 by Puss's niece Janet Scarfe. With accompanying PowerPoint presentation of selected photographs Puss took during WW2.
Showing 4 of 13 images.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.