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Private David Campbell

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Campbell, David
Date of birth: 1898-02-22
Place of birth: Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: John Campbell, Father, 39th Avenue, Kerrisdale, Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Banker
Address: 39th Avenue, Kerrisdale, Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-10-30
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 28 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 687303
Highest Rank: Private (72nd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-01-21 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: gassed July 29, 1917; Killed in Action Second Passchendaele

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 922642
LAC ID: 84181
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B1427-S002
Uploader's Notes:

Back of A/P not scanned onto LAC site.

A photo and brief article entitled "Kerrisdale Boy is Among the Killed" on Pte. David Campbell appeared in the Vancouver Daily Sun on 28 November 1917, pg. 5. (Note that at this link the digitized online version for November 28th is filed online under November 27th).

Text:

PTE. DAVID CAMPBELL

The many friends of Pte. David Campbell will regret to hear of his death. His parents have been notified by the war office that he was killed in action on Oct. 30. He enlisted with the 172nd battalion but was transferred to another unit for the front. He was gassed on June 30 and only went back to his battalion a few weeks ago. He was well known to all footballers as he was a goalkeeper of note. His father, John Campbell, lives in Kerrisdale.

Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 172nd Battalion B Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-06-16