CAMPBELL, William Maurice
| Service Number: | VX69395 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| Born: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 1 May 1914 |
| Home Town: | Geelong West, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Turner and Fitter |
| Died: | Accidental (Drowned in Public Swimming Pool)), Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, 3 October 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland Burial reference: - Plot A, Row B, Grave 11. Personal inscription: - "TILL WE MEET MOTHER". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX69395 | |
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| 23 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, VX69395 | |
| 12 Aug 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mary Carolyn Campbell, of Warburton, Victoria; husband of Winifred Maude Campbell, of Geelong, Victoria.
Biography contributed by Dianne Black
Court of Inquiry conducted on 11th October 1943 in Mareeba, Queensland noted several factors which may have contributed to the collapse whilst swimming and subsequence death of Warrant Officer William Campbell at 18.00 hours, 3rd October 1943.
: - The deceased had eaten his evening meal on the day of the fatally, less than an hour before swimming.
: - He ran the 700 yards to the Public Swimming Pool from the Army Camp.
: - The depth of water and lack of light at the time hindered efforts for a successful recovery.
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