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Sydney James Campbell

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Sydney James AWMM
  • Surname
    Campbell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    508002 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o New Zealand Railways, Waipahi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs G.G. Campbell (wife), Waipahi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    508002 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of Archibald and Lillian Campbell; husband of Gladys Grasmere Campbell, of Waipahi, Otago AWMM
    • Had a Son Sydney James Campbell then he had a son Sydney Thomas Campbell (Died in 2015 26 of May) which is married to Dorothy May Campbell ( Died in 2016 4th or 8th of july) and had 3 kids kelvin, Ivan, Heather Campbell. Kelvin Campbell has 4 kids Gemma, Bailey, Ashton and Jordan, is married to Angie Campbell. Ivan Campbell has 4 kids Codie, Stephanie, Marshall and Emily, is married to Natasha Campbell. Heather Peterson has 3 kids Daniel, Josh and Sophie and is married to Evan Peterson. Public - Stephanie - Direct descendant - 5 April 2019 - Family Member, I am the great great grandaughter of Archibald hunter Campbell (Stephanie Campbell)
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Death

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  • Death
    2 May 1945 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Udine War Cemetery, Italy AWMM IV. D. 12 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2817631
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 12: WW2 31 AWMM
    • Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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05 April 2019StephanieNew Zealand ,ChristchurchDirect descendant

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