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Surname: CAMPBELL
Forename(s): Samuel Talbot
Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire
Service No: 25814
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Canadian Infantry
Battalion / Unit: 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment)
Division: 1st Canadian Division
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1915-04-21
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Samuel Talbot Campbell was the son of William James and Mary Campbell, née Griffithes. William was born at Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire and Mary at Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales.
1901 Burnley Lancashire Census: 21, Sackville Street - Samuel T. Campbell, aged 9 years, born Burnley, son of William J. and Mary Campbell.
1911 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 58, Gordon Street, Stoneyholme - Samuel Talbot Campbell, aged 9 years, born Burnley, son of William James and Mary Campbell.
A short biography of Samuel is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Canadian service records: http://www.baclac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
CAMPBELL, Sam, aged 33 years, Canadian Contingent, and formerly of Barnoldswick, death presumed in France on April 21, 1915, aged 23 years.
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Private Samuel Talbot CAMPBELL
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Canadian Infantry
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 1st Canadian Division
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Private Samuel Talbot Campbell
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'Burnley News' (5 July 1916)
Private Samuel Talbot Campbell
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Page from the First World War ‘Book of Remembrance’: Private Samuel Talbot Campbell
Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Kindly supplied by Shirley Penman, Clitheroe)
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13 August 1915
BARNOLDSWICK AND EARBY NEWS - MISSING SINCE APRIL
Grave anxiety is felt by the relatives of Private Sam Campbell, who was formerly employed as a weaver at Messrs. W. Bailey's, Ltd., Wellhouse Mill, Barnoldswick, and whose parents reside at 58, Gordon Street, Burnley. Pte. Campbell, who is 23 years of age, was in Canada when war broke out and enlisted in the 14th Canadian contingent at Montreal. He has been 'missing' since April 22nd. Any information as to his fate will be gratefully received by his parents at the above address (Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell) or by Miss Dinsdale, 59 Gisburn Road, Barnoldswick.
07 July 1916
MISSING BARNOLDSWICK CANADIAN'S DEATH PRESUMED
The parents of Pte. Sam Campbell, who resided at 58, Gordon Street, Burnley, have received an official intimation from the Canadian Military Authorities presuming his death to have taken place in France on or after the 21st of April, 1915. Pte. Campbell, who was 23 years of age, was in Canada when war broke out, and enlisted in the 14th Canadian Contingent at Montreal. He formerly worked as a weaver at Messrs. W. Bailey Ltd., Wellhouse Mill, Barnoldswick.
27 April 1917
CAMPBELL - In loving remembrance of Pte. Sam Campbell, 14th Royal Montreal Regiment, who was killed in action at Langemarck, Flanders, April 22nd, 1915, aged 23 years.
He left his home in perfect health,
He looked so young and brave;
We little thought how soon he would be
Laid in a hero's grave.
No one knows the parting,
Or what the parting cost;
But God, in his great mercy,
Has gained what we have lost.
"May his reward be as great as his sacrifice."
8, Richmond Road, Barnoldswick. From Lily.
19 April 1918
CAMPBELL - In loving memory of Private Sam Campbell, 14th Royal Montreal Regiment, killed in action at Langemarck, Flanders, April 22nd, 1915, aged 23 years.
Roses may wither, leaves fall and die,
If others forget you never will I.
From Lily, 8 Richmond Road, Barnoldswick.
18 April 1919
CAMPBELL - In loving remembrance of Pte. Samuel Talbot Campbell, killed in action April 22nd, 1915, aged 23 years.
Like ivy on a weathered oak
When all things else decay,
My love for him shall still keep green
And never fade away.
From Lily, 8 Richmond Road.
View West Yorkshire Pioneer Articles
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07 July 1916
MISSING BARNOLDSWICK CANADIAN'S DEATH PRESUMED
The parents of Pte. Sam Campbell, who resided at 58, Gordon Street, Burnley, have received an official intimation from the Canadian Military Authorities presuming his death to have taken place in France on or after the 21st of April, 1915. Pte. Campbell, who was 23 years of age, was in Canada when war broke out, and enlisted in the 14th Canadian Contingent at Montreal. He formerly worked as a weaver at Messrs. W. Bailey Ltd., Wellhouse Mill, Barnoldswick.
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