Description
Studio portrait of either: 2265 Private (Pte) Jack Samson Campbell, 4th Reinforcements, 22nd Battalion, of Hastings, Vic, aged 19; or 3270 Pte James Stewart Campbell, 11th Reinforcements 7th Battalion, of Tourelle, Vic, aged 21. 2265 Pte Campbell enlisted on 14 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Hororata on 27 September 1915. He later served as a corporal and returned to Australia on 27 April 1919 with the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion. 3270 Pte Campbell enlisted on 17 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor on 11 October 1915. He later served as a corporal. He died of wounds on 13 June 1918 at Strazeele, France, whilst serving with the 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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