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Ian Melville Campbell

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Headstone, Reichswald Forest Cemetery, 1998 Adriaan de Winter and Ton van Alphen - This image may be subject to copyright

Headstone, Reichswald Forest Cemetery, 1998 Adriaan de Winter and Ton van Alphen - This image may be …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ian Melville AWMM
  • Surname
    Campbell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ426213 AWMM
    • WWII 426213 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 March 1912 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608) Whangarei, Northland RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. G. Campbell of Whangarei AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

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  • Son of Dr. John George Campbell and Violet May Campbell, of Whangarei

    Ian Campbell attended King's College (School House) during 1936. He joined the North Auckland Mounted Rifles soon after leaving school and transferred to the Royal Air Force to train as a pilot. He captained a Lancaster bomber in the United Kingdom and was killed in action on a night raid on Munster.

    The raid in which Flying Officer Campbell died occurred on the night of 23/24 September 1944. There were 113 aircraft involved: 107 Lancasters, 5 Mosquitoes, and 1 Lightning of 5 Group carried out a supporting raid on local German nightfighter airfield just outside Munster. One Lancaster was lost. Some bombs fell on Munster itself. Town records list 100 high explosive bombs but no fatal casualties.

    In 1998 Adriaan de Winter and Ton van Alphen undertook a project in the Reichswald Forest Cemetery photographing all the headstones of New Zealanders buried there.

    Attended Whangarei High School, King's College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    23 September 1944 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Germany, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany AWMM 24 F AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • My uncle A Pilot who had dreams of becoming an Architect
    Public - Lynne Melville - Other Relative - 25 April 2015
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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Martyn, E. (2008). Vol 3. p. 120 AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Bo - Cl. Archives New Zealand (R17845608) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM

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14 November 2015kellyQueensland AustraliaOther relative
25 April 2015Lynne MelvilleAustraliaOther Relative

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