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CAMPBELL, Donald
(Service number 4/697)

Memorial Cross, St John's Church, Temuka, pictured in 2010 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.24 #01)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names A-G, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #02)

Aliases
First Rank	Sapper	Last Rank	Sapper

Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Hakataramea
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	C. Campbell (father), King St, Temuka
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	4th Reinforcements
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

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	4 June 1916	Age	34
Place of Death	At sea
Cause	Died of disease
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Otago Provincial Memorial, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin
Memorial Reference
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

External Links

Researched and Written by

Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald

Currently Assigned to

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