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Service: Australian Army Service Number: 2731 World War One Service
Veteren Details
Regimental number |
2731 |
Place of birth |
Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion |
Church of England |
Occupation |
Clerk |
Address |
Mayne Street, Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status |
Single |
Age at embarkation |
18 |
Height |
5' 5" |
Weight |
135 lbs |
Next of kin |
Mother, Mrs Campbell, Mayne Street, Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service |
Served for 3 years in the Senior Cadets, Area 92B. |
Enlistment date |
22 June 1915 |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll |
2 July 1915 |
Place of enlistment |
Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment |
Private |
Unit name |
15th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number |
23/32/2 |
Embarkation details |
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 21 August 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll |
Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll |
15th Battalion |
Fate |
Returned to Australia 24 June 1916 |
Discharge date |
23 August 1916 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Embarked Aexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 18 October 1915.
Joined Bn, Lemnos, 23 October 1915.
Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, 8 December 1915 (influenza); discharged to duty, 11 December 1915.
Disembarked Alexandria, 25 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, 12 January 1916, and transferred same day to Helouan Convalescent Hospital (jaundice); discharged to duty, 18 January 1916.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
The last-known survivor of the Gallipoli campaign.
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Date of death |
16 May 2002 |
Age at death |
102 |
Place of burial |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |
Sources |
NAA: B2455, CAMPBELL Alexander William |
Source: The AIF Project - UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=44489
The following links are provided to enable an appreciation of this remarkable Member.
Link to First World War Nominal Roll: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R2295190
Link to Discovering ANZACS site at the National Archives of Australia: Site has been decommissioned - Notification at: https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/discovering-anzacs - however we note that a "innovative new digital experiences" site will be commissioned soon.
Link to Centenary of ANZAC – Tasmania Remembers 2014-2018: https://www.centenaryofanzac.tas.gov.au/history/shared_stories/alec_campbell
Link to Honours: https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1128500 (Centenary Medal)
Link to Honours: https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/888046 (80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal)
Link to 'A tribute to Alec Campbell, the Last Anzac': http://www.anzacs.org/campbell.html
Link to The AIF Project - UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy: https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=44489
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