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Peter Richard George Campbell

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Group 4 soldiers (WW2): Peter Campbell (23103) seated 1st on left unidentified group, unidentified location (Campbell family photograph) - This image may be subject to copyright

Group 4 soldiers (WW2): Peter Campbell (23103) seated 1st on left unidentified group, unidentified l …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Peter Richard George AWMM
  • Surname
    Campbell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Richard George Campbell AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 23103 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    17 September 1919 AWMM Mangonui, Northland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Paranui Rural Delivery, Mangonui, Far North, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM Paranui Rural Delivery, Mangonui, Far North, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs Clara Campbell (mother), Paranui Rural Delivery, Far North, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs T.R. Campbell (wife), 20 Maranui Avenue, Point Chevalier, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Thelma; father of Lovonne, Ken, Darlene

    Awarded the Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

    Known as Peter. Listed as Richard George Campbell on the Nominal Roll AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 October 2005 AWMM
    Age 86 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Ash Burial K Row 11a Plot 83 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, October 2005 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • You are always in our hearts Dad ... never forgotten ... I miss you terribly x
    Public - Lovonne - Child - 25 April 2020
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  • Even though we've never met and we might not be close relatives, I'd like to say thank you hope you're in a better place. Love, A descendant (Skylar)
    Public - Skylar - Other Relative - 19 February 2015
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Sources

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  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 74 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 57 AWMM
    • Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia. AWMM
    • 24 N.Z. Infantry Battalion Association [newsletter]. Auckland, N.Z.: The Association. AWMM
      December 2005, Issue 145 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: October 2005 AWMM
    • 21 Battalion (Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45) AWMM
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls B-force 8th infantry brigade group [New Zealand Military Forces - "B" Force - Embarkation Roll]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1421 (R22440171) AWMM
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2020LovonneTaurangaChild
19 February 2015SkylarAuckland, New ZealandOther Relative

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