Regimental number | 1541 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 49 Avendel Street, Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ada Campbell, 49 Avendel Street, Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 12 years, 4th Irish Dragoon Guards. |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Moldavia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 28 February 1916; discharged to duty, 7 March 1916; absorbed into 12th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 4 April 1916. Taken on strength of 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 6 April 1916. Taken on strength of 12th Light Horse Regiment, Serapeum, 22 July 1916; detached to 2nd Light Horse Brigade, Romani, 24 July 1916. Taken on strength of 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 5 December 1916. Transferred to 12th Light Horse Regiment, Ferry Post, 20 January 1917. Admitted to 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Romani, 26 March 1917 (inflamed eye); discharged to unit, 28 March 1917. Admitted to 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Rafa, 28 June 1917 (dental problems); discharged to unit, 4 July 1917. Admitted to 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Abu Shunna, 26 July 1917; discharged to unit, 28 July 1917. Admitted to Rest Camp, Port Said, 10 August 1917; transferred to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 19 August 1917 (gonnorhoea); discharged to 4th Training Regiment, Port Said, 3 September 1917 (total period of treatment for venereal disease: 15 days); to Imperial School of Instruction, Moascar, 3 October 1917; rejoined unit from school, 16 October 1917. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 17 October 1917; discharged to unit, 25 October 1917. Transferred to 12th Light Horse Regiment, 1 February 1918, and taken on strength, 2 February 1918. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 12 November 1918 (rheumatism). Found guilty at Port Said, 30 November 1918, of (1) irregular conduct, (2) obscene language, (3) no identity disc, (4) being absent without leave from ward, 2.00 pm, 28 November, to 9.15 pm, 28 November 1918: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2; discharged to field punishment compound, 30 November 1918. Marched into 4th Training Regiment, Moascar, 13 December 1918; moved out to field, 26 January 1919; rejoined unit from hospital, 28 January 1919; moved out of the field, 5 February 1919. Embarked Kantara on HT 'Port Sydney', 4 March 1919; arrived Melbourne, 11 April 1919, for onward travel to 2nd Military District. Discharged Sydney, 12 September 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAMPBELL Herbert |