Lance Corporal

William Buchanan Campbell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Donald and Annie C. Buchanan Campbell, of 30, Queen Mary Avenue, Crosshill, Glasgow, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

William emigrated to NZ before the start of WW1. He had served in the Glasgow Yeomanry before emigrating and beginning a new life as a farmer away from the poverty and grime of Glasgow. He was the el... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/2868
Name:
William Buchanan Campbell
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Campbell (uncle), Government Architect, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
31 July 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. AA. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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