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Douglas John CAMPBELL

Regimental number753
Place of birthTemplemore, Co Tipperary, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent surveyor
AddressNorth Street, Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height6' 0.25"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Marion Campbell, 16 Murphy Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 18 months in the Royal Garrison Artillery.
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentCSM (WO Class II)
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollWarrant Officer
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 October 1917
Discharge date21 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 6 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 26 July 1916; marched out to Pioneer School, Reading, 24 October 1916; rejoined unit from Pioneer School, 16 November 1916; proceeded overseas to France, 24 November 1916.

Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 31 December 1916 (sick); transferred to General Hospital, 1 July 1917 (bronchitis); 13 January 1917.

Admitted to General Hospital, 14 January 1917; transferred to 15th Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 January 917; to 14th General Hospital, Boulogne, 30 January 1917 (nephritis); to England, 30 January 1917; admitted to Southwark Military Hospital, England, 31 January 1917; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 17 July 1917; discharged and granted leave, 11 August 1917; reported to Weymouth Command Depot, 25 August 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board 'A72', 18 October 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 10 December 1917; discharged, 21 March 1918 (medically unfit: nephritis).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 August 1930
Place of burialBrighton General Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, CAMPBELL Douglas John

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