John Alexander CAMPBELL

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CAMPBELL, John Alexander

Service Number:	2787278
Enlisted:	12 July 1967, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
Born:	Leeton, New South Wales, Australia, 11 March 1947
Home Town:	Leeton, Leeton, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, South Vietnam, 3 August 1968, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Area: Anglican Section: Sub section: EE Sector: Plot: Row: Grave: 771B
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour

Vietnam War Service

12 Jul 1967:	Enlisted Sydney, New South Wales
6 Mar 1968:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2787278
3 Apr 1968:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2787278, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
3 Apr 1968:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2787278

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Biography

2787278 CAMPBELL John Alexander, 21,
3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
He was called up in July 1967. The private with 3 RAR was killed in action in Bien Hoa Province on 3rd August 1968.

Service Number: 2787278

Rank: Private

Unit: 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

Service: Australian Army

Conflict: Vietnam, 1962-1975

Date of death: 03 August 1968

Place of death: South Vietnam, Vietnam

Cause of death: Killed in action

Cemetery or memorial details: Rookwood Military Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: AWM153 Roll of Honour cards, Vietnam

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