| Service number | 765 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Private, Second Lieutenant |
| Birth Date | 1885 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Death Date | 1916-09-03 |
| Death Place | France |
| Final Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Second Lieutenant Donald Gordon Campbell
Description
Donald Gordon Campbell enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force in August 1914. Prior to enlisting, he was a station overseer in Western Australia. He departed Freemantle aboard HMAT Ascanius on 2 November 1914 and served in Palestine and France.
Campbell began his military service with the rank of private but by September 1916 he had been promoted three times and held the rank of second lieutenant. Donald Campbell was 31 years old when he was killed in action at Mouquet Farm, France on 3 September 1916 and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Collection items
Rolls
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 51st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:
- Unit
- 51st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 51st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
Timeline
| Date of birth | 1885 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 17 August 1914 | |
| Date of embarkation | 02 November 1914 | |
| Date of death | 03 September 1916 |