| Name |
Colin Alexander CAMPBELL |
| Birth |
19 Sep 1916 |
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia  |
- https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Birth registration: Colin Alexander Campbell
Birth date: 19/09/1916
Mother's name: Florence Mary Arnold Father/parent's name: Alexander Campbell
Registration details:1916/C/14194
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| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Coal miner |
| _HEIG |
5ft 11 3/4ins (182.7cm) |
| _MILT |
1939-1942 |
| Australian army |
- Enlisted 20 Nov 1939
Embarked Sydney for Great Britain 5 May 1940
Disembarked Middle East 31 Dec 1940
Disembarked Adelaide 28 Mar 1942
Embarked Brisbane for New Guinea 7 Aug 1942
Posted missing in action 4 Sep 1942 and presumed dead 9 Sep 1942
From service record: Trained at Ingleburn from 3 Jan 1940
Admitted Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, 1 Apr 1940 with measles
Disembarked 17 Jun 1940 Glasgow
31 Mar 1941 wounded in action, gunshot wounds both feet
1 Jul 1941 discharged from hospital.
Item details for: B883, QX2761 CAMPBELL COLIN ALEXANDER : Service Number - QX2761 : Date of birth - 19 Sep 1916 : Place of birth - ROCKHAMPTON QLD : Place of enlistment - ROCKHAMPTON QLD : Next of Kin - CAMPBELL ALEX Series number B883 Control symbol QX2761 Item barcode 4258803 Location Canberra Access status Not yet examined Date of decision 01 Jan 1970 Physical format PAPER FILES AND DOCUMENTS (allocated at series level) Records authority class number 1010873 Date registered 15 Nov 2001
Name CAMPBELL, COLIN ALEXANDER Service Australian Army Service Number QX2761 Date of Birth 19 Sep 1916 Place of Birth ROCKHAMPTON, QLD Date of Enlistment 20 Nov 1939
Locality on Enlistment CQ RAILWAY Place of Enlistment ROCKHAMPTON, QLD Next of Kin CAMPBELL, ALEX
Date of Death 9 Sep 1942 Rank Private Posting on Death 2/9 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No Roll of Honour MOUNT MORGAN QLD
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=2581
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| _WEIG |
10st 7lbs (66.7kg) |
| Death |
9 Sep 1942 |
On service 2/9th Battalion, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea |
- As per military record and registered in Queensland thus:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Death registration: Colin Alexander Campbell
Death date: 09/09/1942
Mother's name: Florence Mary Arnold Father/parent's name: Alexander Campbell
Registration details:1947/S/4361
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| Person ID |
I7815 |
Warren Nunn's family tree |
| Last Modified |
11 Jul 2013 |
| Father |
Alexander CAMPBELL, b. 26 Jul 1879, Drumbowie, Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland, UK d. 26 Jun 1965, 19 Brae-Ross St, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 85 years) |
| Mother |
Florence Mary ARNOLD, b. 20 Nov 1886, Bonnie Doon Station, Peak Downs, Queensland, Australia d. 14 Jun 1980, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia (Age 93 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Mar 1914 |
Blackwater, Queensland, Australia |
- The marriage of Miss Florence May Arnold, daughter of Mr. G. F. Arnold, of Blackwater, and Mr. Alexander Campbell, also of Blackwater, was celebrated at the residence of the bride's father on the 25th of March. The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland, the Right Rev. T. W. Smythe, officiated. The bride was given away by her father. The bridesmaids were Misses Maud Arnold and Annie Wey. The bridegroom was supported by Messrs. E. A. and F. Arnold. A large number of guests afterwards sat down to breakfast. The usual toasts were honoured. All joined in wishing the newly-married couple happiness and prosperity. The wedding present were numerous and valuable. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell left later for Brisbane, where the honeymoon is being spent.The Bluff, 2nd April, 1914.THE BLUFF. (1914, April 7). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved January 1, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53330950
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| Family ID |
F2538 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1916 - 1942 (25 years)