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Herbert CAMPBELL

Regimental number6968
Date of birth17 April 1882
Place of birthRylestone, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRocky Point Road, Arncliffe, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Campbell, Rocky Point Road, Arncliffe, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 May 1919
Discharge date21 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked from sydney, 9 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 3 May 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board 'Aeneas', 31 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 12 July 1919; discharged, 21 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 January 1962
Age at death79
Place of burialCremated: Woronora Crematorium, New South Wales

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