Campbell M C P Cpl 2878 59th Australian Imperial Force

CAMPBELL, MURDOCH CAMERON PRENTICE, Corpl., No. 2878, 59th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, yst. s. of James Campbell, of Kirkfieldbank, co. Lanark, by his wife, Jane Livingstone Wallace; b. Kirkfieldbank, co. Lanark, 26 April, 1892: educ. there; went to Australia in Aug. 1913, and settled at Campsie, Sydney, as a Government Employee: enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force 19 Sept. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following March, and was killed in action at Messines Ridge 29 Nov. 1917. Buried in Rose Trench, close to Kilo Farm, near Kemmel Hill. He had been recommended for the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished service in the field. He m. at Campsie, Sydney, 5 Dec. 1914, Louisa (Ella Cottage, Evelyne Street, Campsie, Sydney, New South Wales), yst. dau. of the late Provost William Hodge, of Rattray, Blairgowrie, co. Perth; s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

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