CAMPBELL, Donald
(Service number 4/697)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank | Sapper |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | Hakataramea | ||
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| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | C. Campbell (father), King St, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Field Engineers | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Unit Served With | NZ Engineers | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | |||
Death
| Date | 4 June 1916 | Age | 34 |
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| Place of Death | At sea | ||
| Cause | Died of disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Otago Provincial Memorial, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Hakataramea War Memorial; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Colin Campbell of King St, Temuka, and the late Elizabeth Campbell. Served in Egypt and at Gallipoli.
Sources
Cenotaph Nov 2013
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Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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