William Dougald CAMPBELL

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CAMPBELL, William Dougald

Service Number:	334
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town:	Redbank Plains, Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 May 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	St Augustines Anglican Church Columbarium, Hamilton, Brisbane City, Queensland
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 334, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
6 Mar 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 334, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901.
5 May 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 334, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

When William Dougald Campbell enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his mother Mrs. L. Campbell, Redbank Plains, Goodna.

William Dougald Campbell was born in 1881 in Victoria, a son to Thomas Campbell and Louisa McGarvie. He married Laura Elizabeth Williams on 29 Aug 1910 in Queensland and they had 5 children.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 500; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 177).

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