John Henderson Campbell | Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour

Private John Henderson Campbell

Service No.:

3123

Unit:

60^th Battalion

Tree No.:

N041

Planted by:

Miss Jessie Campbell (Sister)

Image of plaque on tree N041 for John Henderson Campbell

John Campbell was born at Bacchus Marsh, VIC, in 1895, to John Hart Campbell and Ellen Henderson. John had a brother, Archibald, who is also remembered in the Avenue.

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Courtesy of
National Library of Australia.
Record of war service
of bank and staff 1914-1919
National Bank of Australasia Limited.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn4759636

KIA

John had already served in the Senior Cadets when he enlisted in the AIF, 6^th Battalion in 1914, at the age of 19. Less than a month later he was discharged - medically unfit.

John gave his address as Bacchus Marsh, VIC and was working as a Clerk with the National Bank, Smeaton⁽¹⁾, when he enlisted in the AIF, again, on the 27^th of June 1916, this time with the 60^th Battalion, 8^th Reinforcements - age 21. He embarked aboard the HMAT A7 Medic in December.

He arrived at Plymouth, England, in February 1917 and spent two weeks in hospital with mumps. In August he joined the 60^th Battalion in the field and was immediately involved in the Third Battle of Ypres. On the 26^th of September 1917, at the start of the Battle of Polygon Wood, John was killed instantly by a a shell as he sat in a trench at Clapham Junction, Polygon Wood.

... was in my platoon .....was killed instantly on the morning of 26.9.17 while sitting in the trench at Clapham Junction, Polygon Wood Sector. I buried him myself in the afternoon fairly decently and put over his grave a stick with a roll of cardboard in the cleft bearing his particulars...
Source: Red Cross Wounded & Missing - Sergeant Elms

At some point he was exhumed an reburied at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium.

He is listed on the Shire of Bacchus Marsh Roll of Honour, the Bacchus Marsh & District Roll of Honour, the Roll of Honour for the Coimadai State School and the S^t. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Honour Roll. He is also remembered in the Coimadai Avenue of Honour.

Notes

The Bacchus Marsh Express 27 Oct 1917

Location of Tree Number N041

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Private John Henderson Campbell

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