Edwin Joseph Campbell

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Albert Patrick John and Mary Ann Campbell, of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)

BDM Online

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Private Edwin Joseph Campbell, who is reported to have died of wounds, was educated at the Marist Brothers’ School and the Southland Technical College. He was a member of both the Marist senior cricket and junior football teams. One of his five brothers is serving in the Army, one is a prisoner of war, and one has been invalided home after being wounded in Crete. Private Campbell enlisted in Dunedin, where he was employed." [Southland Times, Issue 24623, 20 December 1941, Page 3]

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Casualty

Service Number:

12985

Name:

Edwin Joseph Campbell

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

20 July 1915

Place of Birth:

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Mrs Mary Ann Campbell (mother), 173 Pomona Road, Invercargill, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Locality on Enlistment:

80 Bay View Road, Dunedin

Place of Enlistment:

Dunedin, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Waiter

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry, 26 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of wounds

Date of Death:

26 November 1941

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

16. A. 5.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt