CAMPBELL, James
(Service number 7/2369)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Australia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. Campbell (mother), Mornington, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 11th Reinforcements Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maungati or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 15 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial; Waituna War Memorial? | ||
Biographical Notes
Frederick (James) Campbell was the son of Mrs H. Lyders (formerly Campbell), late of Waitiri, Central Otago
Sources
Cenotaph Nov 2013
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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