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Pte. John Cameron
British Army 1st/5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.4th Dec 1916)
John Cameron was executed for desertion 04/12/1916 and buried in Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Ribemont, France.
Pte. Thomas Cameron
British Army 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Paisley
(d.8th March 1916)
Remembered at the Basra Memorial, it seems highly likely that Thomas Cameron was killed during the attack on the Dujaila Redoubt. This was on the march to Bagdad which led to a section of the British Army being cut off at Kut. He was 38 years old when he died and left a wife, Margaret and 7 children at his home in Great Hamilton Street, Paisley.
2nd Lt. William Cameron
Australian Imperial Force 9th Light Horse Regiment
from:Australia
(d.4th Sept 1915)
William Cameron was a Commission Agent from Rushworth, Victoria who enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 23 September 1914. Cameron had some previous military experience, having spent four and a half years with the Light Horse prior to the war, and entered the AIF as a farrier sergeant. His younger brother, Hugh James Cameron, also served in the AIF with the 8th Light Horse Regiment.
He joined the 9th Light Horse Regiment and departed Melbourne aboard HMAT Karroo on 11 February 1915. Cameron arrived with his regiment at Gallipoli in May and remained in reserve until August when he was part of the successful attack on Hill 60, and also receiving a promotion to temporary second lieutenant. Unfortunately, on 4 September 1915, Cameron was killed in action in the area around Rhododendron Spur. William Cameron is buried at the 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Pte William Cameron
British Army 2nd Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
from:Glasgow
(d.8th Aug 1916)
Pte. William Cameron
British Army 1st Garrison Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
(d.20th May 1916)
Private Cameron is buried in the Nagpur (Takli) Cemetery in India, Plot A. Row C. Grave 2.
Pte. Phillip Otley Camm
British Army 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment
from:Belton, Rutlandshire
(d.30th March 1915)
Phillip Camm served with the 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.
Pte. Arthur Cammidge
British Army 2/5th Btn West Yorkshire Regiment
(d.18th February 1917)
Gnr. Alfred Earnest Camp
British Army 150th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
Pte. Alexander Campbell
British Army Scots Guards
(d.24 May 1918)
Pte. Alfred Campbell
British Army 8th Btn. A Coy Manchester Regiment
from:Manchester
(d.8th Aug 1915)
Before Alfred Campbell joined the Army, he served with the Royal Navy as a boy. When he died at Gallipoli he was 15 years old. He was born in 1900.
Lt. Allan William George Campbell
British Army Coldstream Guards
(d.20th Sep 1914)
Lt. Allan William George Campbell died on 20th of September 1914 aged 29, from wounds received in the first Battle of Aisne. He is buried at Vendresse British Cemetery, Vendresse-Beaulne.
Pte Andrew Campbell
British Army Highland Light Infantry
from:7 Easthouses Road
(d.1st May 1916)
Pte. Andrew Campbell
British Army Highland Light Infantry
from:Easthouses, Dalkeith
(d.1st May 1916)
My uncle Andrew Campbell died in France and is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery. He had been sent home due to being wounded but returned to France where he was shot in the head. He lingered for a few days but succumbed to his injury. Andrew was one of the first to enlist from his village in Easthouses, He was 22years when he died.
Pte. Archibald Campbell
British Army 1st Garrison Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:98 Dundela Street, Strandtown, Belfast, Northern Ireland
(d.8th April 1919)
My great grandfather, Private Archibald Campbell, of the 1st Garrison Btn. Royal Irish Regiment, service number 5727 was killed in Egypt on 8th April 1919 in what has been described as a, 'native disturbance'. In Egyptian history, this period is known as, 'The Revolution'. The death toll, ran into thousands.
He was 47 years old, and left a wife and five children. Many years ago I visited his grave at the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery. Next to his grave, was the grave of Brigadier General John Charles Campbell V C. Killed the 26th Feb. 1942. I put flowers on both graves. I have found it absolutely impossible to find out anything surrounding the circumstances of my great grandfather's death. I have tried endless avenues and found them all to be cul de sacs. Amazingly, Archibald Campbell has one grandchild still alive; possibly two. I'd love to resolve this matter.
Pte. Archibald Campbell
British Army 12th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Greenock
(d.26th Apr 1916)
Spr. Charles Sybil Adlamn Campbell
Australian Imperial Forces 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy.
(d.18th Sep 1917)
Gdsmn. Charles London Campbell
British Army Scots Guards
from:London
Pte. Charles Ronald Campbell
British Army 7th Btn. Black Watch
from:Falkirk
(d.31st Jul 1917)
Lt. Colin Campbell
British Army Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Lt Campbell was a POW at Torgau POW camp.
Pte. David Kenn Campbell
British Army 14th Battalion Black Watch
from:Aberdeen
Pte David Campbell
British Army Black Watch
from:Wick, Caithness
(d.31st Aug 1916)
Pte. Donald Campbell
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
from:Inverness
(d.23rd May 1915)
Donald Campbell died of wounds during fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, at the age of 32. He was the son of Donald and Annie Macdonald Campbell of 29A Madras Street, Inverness and is remembered in Ypres on the Menin Gate.
2nd Lt. Donald Gordon Campbell
Australian Imperial Force 51st Bn.
from:Australia
(d.3rd Sep 1916)
Donald Gordon Campbell enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force in August 1914. Prior to enlisting, he was a station overseer in Western Australia. He departed Freemantle aboard HMAT Ascanius on 2nd of November 1914 and served in Palestine and France.
Campbell began his military service with the rank of private but by September 1916 he had been promoted three times and held the rank of second lieutenant. Donald Campbell was 31 years old when he was killed in action at Mouquet Farm, France on 3rd of September 1916 and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Pte. Donald George Campbell
Australian Imperial Force 1st Light Horse Regiment
from:Walgett, NSW, Australia
Donald George Campbell is his name registered at birth but he enlisted under the name of George Donald Campbell and was known as George. He sailed from Sydney with the 15th Reinforcement on 21st of March 1916 on board H.M.A.T. A26 Armadale arriving in Plymouth on 12th of June 1916. He transferred to the 1st Light Horse as a Driver.
For reasons unknown, George estranged himself from his family circa 1920, never to be heard of again. Two possible reasons for this are he married and fathered a child but abandoned them, there was a warrant issued for his arrest on 23rd of Feb 1927 by the Children's Court in Sydney for failing to pay child support. The other reason was maybe he just couldn't cope with what he'd seen during the war.
I spent a long time searching for his death to no avail then in December 2019 I was contacted by a Leah Campbell who had been contacted by a John Edwin Beardmore from the St George area in Queensland seeking to see if Leah was related to George. She wasn't, but she tracked me down in the hope that I was. John has written a book The Life & Times of John Edwin Beardmore.As it happens George took on the alias of George Williams in the 1920's and moved to the St George area in outback Queensland and for a time worked on John's father's property. For decades he camped under a wilga tree on an neighbouring property. This was his home. He died in 1969 in the St George Hospital, Queensland and is buried n St George Cemetery, under the name of George Williams.
Pte. Duncan Campbell
British Army Labour Corps
from:Dundee, Scotland
(d.20th Oct 1918)
Duncan Campbell was the youngest son. Two of his older brothers, Thomas and David, both also served in WWI but, although wounded, they survived. David was with the Canadian Army. I have been unable to find out in which unit Thomas served. Duncan is buried in Grevillers British Cemetery.
Pte. Duncan Campbell
British Army 8th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Lochgilphead
Duncan Campbell was my uncle and he came from the crofting community of Silvercraigs about three miles from Lochgilphead. He did not talk about his time with the Argylls, but indicated the names of some of the locals who had served with him, including Jimmy Aitken, the postman, who had lost an arm but still pedalled round the district delivering mail from his bike (he once put me on his handlebars and gave me a lift from Achnaba which is about 3 miles).
Duncan took a bullet through the jaw at, I think, Beaumont Hamel. He spent many years in rehab. and returned to his home where he worked as a mason, fisherman, and crofter. He died in 1966, one of the many unsung heroes who gave their lives and who lived with their battle scars, uncomplaining members of society who made Argyll what it is.
Many of these heroes, who gave us the standard of living which we enjoy, lived uncomplaining lives giving God the Glory and thanks for the fact that they survived when so many of their friends did not. Duncan died in 1967. It is my honour to be able to record Duncan's service. I am sorry I do not have any photos.
Gnr Edward Alexander Munroe Campbell
British Army 1st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Edward A. M. Campbell Gnr 54070, was my Great Uncle. He enlisted 25 Nov 1914 at Oldham at the age of 21. He was posted to the 1st Siege Battery, RGA 22 May 1915. Dec 1915 he was posted to the 123rd Siege Battery, 41st Brigade, RGA where he served the rest of the was. He spent a total of 3 yrs. 287 days assigned to the B.E.F. in France. He was discharged 6 May 1919. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the WW1 Victory Medal.
Sgt. Francis Augustus Campbell DCM.
British Army 21st (Islington) Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Chatham, Kent
Francis Augustus Campbell. DCM. served with the 21st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. He originated from Chatham in Kent.
Pte. Francis Buchan Murray Campbell
British Army 1/7th Btn. Royal Scots Regiment
from:Edinburgh
(d.19th April 1917)
Capt. Frederick William Campbell VC.
Canadian Expeditionary Forces 1st Btn.
(d.19th June 1915)
Frederick Campbell died of wounds on the 19th of June 1915 and is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France.
An extract from the London Gazette, No. 29272, dated 20th Aug., 1915, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery on 15th June, 1915, during the action at Givenchy. Lt. Campbell took two machine-guns over the parapet, arrived at the German first line with one gun, and maintained his position there, under very heavy rifle, machine-gun and bomb fire, notwithstanding the fact that almost the whole of his detachment had then been killed or wounded. When our supply of bombs had become exhausted, this Officer advanced his gun still further to an exposed position, and, by firing about 1,000 rounds, succeeded in holding back the enemy's counter-attack. This very gallant Officer was subsequently wounded, and has since died."
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