Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery

Country: France

Area: Pas De Calais

Rank: Captain

Force: Army

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Unit: 1st Battalion Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment).

Country of Service: Canadian

Details: Victoria Cross (VC) Died of wounds received at Givenchy on 15th June. 19th June 1915. Age 48. Only son of Ephraim B. and Esther A. Hunt Campbell of Mount Forest; husband of Margaret Annie Campbell of Mount Forest Ontario. Served in the South African War. II. A.24. An extract from the London Gazette No. 29272 dated 20th Aug.1915 records the following:-For most conspicuous bravery on 15th June1915 during the action at Givenchy. Lt Campbell took two machine-guns over the parapet arrived at the German first line with one gun and maintained his position there under very heavy rifle machine-gun and bomb fire notwithstanding the fact that almost the whole of his detachment had then been killed or wounded. When our supply of bombs had become exhausted this Officer advanced his gun still further to an exposed position and by firing about 1000 rounds succeeded in holding back the enemy's counter-attack. This very gallant Officer was subsequently wounded and has since died . .

Photograph by TWGPP Volunteer