Military History

Embarked Fremantle HMAT ‘Medic’ A7 for Egypt 3.10.1914.
Roll Rank Gunner.
Roll Unit 8th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade.
Campbell disembarked in Egypt with the 38th Battery Field Artillery Brigade. After a short period of training he joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Alexandria for Gallipoli 4.4.1915. He fought with his Battery at ANZAC and was evacuated from there in December 1915. He was appointed Acting Bombardier in Tel-el-Kebir 22.1.1916. Campbell joined the British Expeditionary Force in Alexandria 23.3.1916 and embarked for France. He disembarked at Marseilles 29.3.1916. Campbell was transferred to the 2nd Army Field Artillery in France 29.6.1916. He fought on the Somme until he became sick with the Influenza. He was transferred to 1st Casualty Clearing Station, then invalided to England per Hospital Ship ‘Jan Breydel’ 4.7.1916 and admitted to hospital with malaria. On discharge from Hospital he was cleared as fit for active service and proceeded overseas to France 28.3.1917. Marched in to 1st Division Artillery 7.4.1917 and was detached to 4th Division Australian Field Artillery 29.4.1917. Cameron was promoted to Bombardier 16.4.1918. In early 1919 he was transferred to England for Special Transport Duty (no.2 Section Army Service Corps) 1.9.1918. He disembarked at Dover for London and  was listed for return to Australia with Submarine Guard Duty.
Embarked per HMAT ‘Runic’ D23 for Australia 29.9.1918.
Returned/Disembarked 7.11.1918.
Discharged 16.1.1919.
Final Rank Bombardier No. 2  Section Army Service Corps.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes Married Hilda May Hall in Tottenham, UK 26.2.1920. Campbell died in Busselton in 1934 aged 39 years old, leaving a wife and 2 children.
Photos HMAT 'Medic' 1914. Photographer Hood, Samuel J. Photograph source AWM H19319
             Horses and Guns going ashore at Gallipoli 1915. Photographer Darge Studio, photograph source AWM J03269
             Australian Artillery, Bapaume area, Somme , Picardie, France. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E00600

Information Source
AWM H19319. HMAT 'Medic' 1914. Photographer Hood, Samuel J. Photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM J03269. Horses and Guns going ashore at Gallipoli 1915. Photographer Darge Studio, photograph sourced fom the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E00600. Australian Artillery, Bapaume area, Somme , Picardie, France. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll- Charles Aitcheson Campbell
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Campbell C A 1790
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories. SLWA

11 Terrace Rd, Guildford, WA.
78 Swan Street Guildford, WA.

Associated Images