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Isobella Campbell

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Group portrait of Fourth Contingent NZ Rough Riders from Otago and Southland. From left to right: "Nurse Monson, Nurse Harris, Nurse Williamson (Superintendent), Nurse Piper, Nurse Ross, Nurse Hay, Nurse Campbell." Muir & Moodie. (ca. 1899 - 1902) Nurses' Contingent. Auckland War Memorial Museum copy neg. C30702. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Group portrait of Fourth Contingent NZ Rough Riders from Otago and Southland. From left to right: "N …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Isobella AWMM
  • Surname
    Campbell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Isabella AWMM
  • Service number
    South African 8008 AWMM
  • Gender
    Female AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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Service

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
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    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    South African 8008 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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    South Africa Unknown AWMM Nurse AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago AWMM
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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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  • Travelled to England from Cape Town on HS Orcana 14 February 1901

    Talune then transfer at Melbourne to Salamis for South Africa.

    Trained in maternity and midwifery at Clapham's Maternity institute. After service in the South African War she remained in South Africa to do private nursing. On her return to New ZEaland in 1908 she made her home in Port Chalmrs. Died November 1935 agend 65. AWMM

Death

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    1 November 1935 AWMM
    Age 65 AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago AWMM
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Sources

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  • External links
    New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
    http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Service Women Project: Sponsorship to research this record was kindly provided by the Auckland Returned Services Association, Returned Servicewomen's Branch; Marjorie Traill, Dorothy Grant, Daphne Shaw and Margaret Woollett. AWMM
    • Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM
    • McNabb, S. (2015). 100 years New Zealand military nursing : New Zealand Army nursing service : Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps, 1915-2015. Hawke's Bay, N.Z.: Sherayl McNabb. AWMM

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