CAMPBELL, William
| Service Number: | 3259 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wardell, New South Wales, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Listed on the Wardell & District Honour Roll., Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Wardell Public School Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3259, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3259, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3259, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3259, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3259 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Campbell was the son of John and Elizabeth Campbell and was born in Wardell, New South Wales during 1898. His mother and father both died when he was only about seven years of age. He was only 19 years of age when he died at Messines during 1917.
He had one brother and two sisters. His younger brother, 29 Pte. John Campbell 31st Battalion AIF was killed in action at Fromelles during July 1916.
The only two remaining members of William’s family were his sister Margaret, age 15 when he died and Elizabeth who was 13 years of age. Margaret and Elizabeth corresponded with the AIF over the years about receiving her brother medals, personal effects and photographs of their graves. Margaret married at age 19 in 1921 and changed her surname to Rundle.
The sisters were both awarded pensions of 5 shillings per fortnight from 1 September 1917.