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Surname: CAMPBELL
Forename(s): John Greenbank
Place of Birth: Clapham, Yorkshire
Service No: ---
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment / Corps / Service: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 2nd Battalion
Division: 30th Division
Age: 24
Date of Death: 1918-05-08
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 52 to 54.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: AUSTWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John Greenbank Campbell was the son of Thomas and Agnes Campbell, née Greenbank. Thomas was born at Cautley and Agnes at Dent, Yorkshire.
1901 Austwick, Yorkshire Census: Town Head - John G. Campbell, aged 7 years, born Clapham, Yorkshire, son of Thomas and Agnes Campbell.
1911 Austwick, Yorkshire Census: John Greenbank Campbell, aged 17 years, born Clapham, Yorkshire, son of Thomas and Agnes Campbell.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Cpl John Greenbank Campbell, 10102, A. Cyc. Corps; 2nd Lt York. R. Commissioned Yorks R. 29.1.18. Missing 8.5.18. Theatre of War first served in: 3 [Egypt]. Date of entry therein: 23.12.15. Correspondence: T. Campbell Esq (Father), Town Head, Austwick, Via Lancaster.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Cpl John Greenbank Campbell, 10102, 31st D.C.C. [Divisional Cyclist Company]; VIIIth C.C.B. [Corps Cyclist Battalion] Commissioned: Yorks R. 29.1.18.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: 2 Lieut J. G. Campbell, Yorkshire Regiment. Missing 8.5.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: 2 Lt J. G. Campbell, 2 Yorks Regt. Date and Place of Death: 8.5.18. K. in A. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Thomas Campbell Esq. £69 13s. 2d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: 2/Lt J. G. Campbell. Name(s) on card(s): Father. [No other details given on card.]
John is commemorated on the Midland Railway War Memorial at Derby.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
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2nd Lieutenant John Greenbank CAMPBELL
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 30th Division
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31 December 1915
AUSTWICK - For The Front
Mr. Jack Campbell, son of Mr. Thos. Campbell, gamekeeper, Austwick, has left England with his regiment, the 2nd Bradford Pals. It is understood that their destination is Egypt.
29 December 1916
AUSTWICK
Lance-Corpl. J.G. Campbell, of the 31st Division Cyclist Section, has been home from the Front on ten days' leave. He enlisted in May, 1915, in the Bradford 'Pals,' and was drafted out to Egypt in December of the same year. In March he transferred to France, where he joined the Cyclist Section, and has seen very heavy fighting in the recent battle of the Somme.
27 July 1917
AUSTWICK - Commission for Another Local Soldier
Corporal J.G. Campbell, of the 31st Division Cyclist Section, and eldest son of Mr. T. Campbell, Town Head, has been offered and has accepted a commission. He is spending a fortnight's furlough in his native village, prior to training for his lieutenancy. He enlisted in May, 1915, in the Bradford 'Pals,' and was drafted out to Egypt in December of the same year. In March he was transferred to France, where he joined the cyclist section. He was slightly gassed before Christmas, but is now practically all right again.
01 March 1918
AUSTWICK - Commission for Local Soldier
Mr. John G. Campbell, elder son of Mr. T. Campbell, Town Head, has been gazetted second-lieutenant and attached to the Yorkshire Regiment. He joined the Army in May, 1915, and after training on Salisbury Plain in the Cyclist Section was drafted out to Egypt in December of the same year. Along with his section he was transferred to France in March, 1916, and remained there as cyclist and signaller until August, 1917. He took part in the great activities on the Somme, and was slightly gassed at Ypres. Second-Lieutenant Campbell has just spent a fortnight in his native village. He joined his regiment at West Hartlepool on Friday last.
24 May 1918
AUSTWICK - Missing
Great anxiety is felt as to the fate of Second-Lieutenant J. G. Campbell, Yorkshire Regiment, who has been officially reported missing since an engagement on May 7th/8th. He is 24 years of age, and is the elder son of Mr. Thos. Campbell, Town Head. He enlisted in May 1915 in the Bradford Pals, and was drafted out to Egypt in December of the same year. He was transferred to France the following March, where he joined the Cyclist Section, in which he stayed up to about seven months ago, when he came home to take up a commission. It is only about three weeks ago since he went to France. Prior to the war he was a clerk in the employ of the Midland Railway Company.
17 January 1919
AUSTWICK - SECOND LIEUTENANT J. G. CAMPBELL REPORTED KILLED
Official news is to hand of the death in action of Second Lieutenant J. G. Campbell, elder son of Mr. T. Campbell, Town Head, who has been reported in our columns as missing on May 8th last. The sad news came in the form of a 1etter from Sergeant Archer, saying that Second Lieutenant Campbell was giving orders to him early on the morning of May 9th when he was hit in the head and killed instantly. Sergeant Archer was afterwards taken prisoner and had not the opportunity of notifying the parents sooner. He says he feels the loss of his officer keenly, for he was a gallant and brave soldier. Second Lieutenant Campbell enlisted in May 1915, and was drafted out to Egypt in December of the same year in the Cyclist Section. He was transferred to France in March 1916, and remained there until July 1917, when he came to England to train for a commission. He only returned to France in April last, being killed a few weeks later. Prior to enlisting he was employed as clerk on the Midland Railway, and had just passed examinations qualifying as a stationmaster.
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