John Alexander CAMPBELL

CAMPBELL, John Alexander

Service Number: 2787278
Enlisted: 12 July 1967, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
Born: Leeton, New South Wales, Australia, 11 March 1947
Home Town: Leeton, Leeton, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Killed in Action, South Vietnam, 3 August 1968, aged 21 years
Cemetery: Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
Area: Anglican Section: Sub section: EE Sector: Plot: Row: Grave: 771B
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour
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Vietnam War Service

12 Jul 1967: Enlisted Sydney, New South Wales
6 Mar 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2787278
3 Apr 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2787278, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
3 Apr 1968: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2787278

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Biography

2787278 CAMPBELL John Alexander, 21,
3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
He was called up in July 1967. The private with 3 RAR was killed in action in Bien Hoa Province on 3rd August 1968.

 

Service Number: 2787278

Rank: Private

Unit: 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

Service: Australian Army

Conflict: Vietnam, 1962-1975

Date of death: 03 August 1968

Place of death: South Vietnam, Vietnam

Cause of death: Killed in action

Cemetery or memorial details: Rookwood Military Cemetery, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: AWM153 Roll of Honour cards, Vietnam

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