Regimental number | 2160 |
Place of birth | Gondaree, Noonan Flat, Scone, New South Wales |
School | Scone Grammar School, New South Wales |
Other training | Pastoralist |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | 'Roslyn', Park Street, Scone, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Campbell, 'Roslyn,' Park Street, Scone, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A4 Pera on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Company, Imperial Camel Corps |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 72), Syria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 10 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Margaret CAMPBELL, 'Roslyn',Scone, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2157 Lance Corporal Stanley John CAMPBELL, 17th Company, Imperial Camel Corps, killed in action, 30 March 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 22 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 Stationary Hospital, 2 June 1916 (venereal disease); transferred to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 5 June 1916; discharged to Details, 29 June 1916; returned toduty, 1 July 1916. Taken on strength, 2nd Double Squadron, 17 July 1916. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Railhead, 17 July 1916 (venereal disease); transferred to 54th Casualty Clearing Station, Serapeum, 17 July 1916; to Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 22 July 1916; discharged to 2nd Double Squadron, 3 August 1916. Taken on strength, 4th Australian Camel Regiment, Abbassia, 2 November 1916. Transferred to 17th Company Imperial Camel Corps, 7 February 1917. [no details of service between 7 February 1917 and 14 February 1918]. To Rest Camp, Port Said, 14 February 1918; rejoined unit, 26 February 1918. Killed in action, 30 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAMPBELL Norman Harold |