Military service
Burial/memorial information
Only son of Ephraim B. and Esther A. Hunt Campbell, of Mount Forest, Ontario.
Husband of Margaret Annie Campbell, of Mount Forest, Ontario.
A Militia soldier of the 30th Wellington Rifles, Campbell served in the South African War with the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment.
An extract from the London Gazette, No. 29272, dated August 20, 1915, records the following:
For most conspicuous bravery on 15th June, 1915, 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 1,000 rounds, succeeded in holding back the enemy's counter-attack. This very gallant officer was subsequently wounded, and has since died. South African Medal with four Bars.
Digital gallery of Captain Frederick William Campbell
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Photo of Fred. W. Campbell
Lieutenant Fred. W. Campbell -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Attestation Paper (front)
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Attestation Paper (back)
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Historical Report
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Historical Report
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Medical records
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Service Records (front)
Casualty Form - Active Service -
Service Records (back)
Casualty Form - Active Service -
Award Citation
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Photo of Frederick William Campbell
From an official group portrait of the officers of the 1st Canadian Battalion (Western Ontario) taken at Bustard Camp, Salisbury Plain in December 1914. -
Press clipping
This account published in 1917 in 'Canada in Khaki' magazine honours the heroism of Captain F. W. Campbell, V.C. The magazine was published for the Canadian War Records Office by the Montreal Star Publishing Co. Ltd., with net profits going to the Canadian War Memorials Fund. -
Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper article - From the Farm to Fame - chronology of the life of Lt. Frederick William Campbell, Victoria Cross recipient. -
Gravemarker
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Cabana to Campling. Microform Sequence 17; Volume Number 31829_B016726. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 161. Page 685 of 1024 -
Memorial
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of FREDERICK WILLIAM CAMPBELL
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Cenotaph
Barrie Military Park, Victoria. Cross Recipients, Cenotaph -
Group Photo
Frederick Campbell & Jim Corley -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the London Free Press June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the London Free Press August 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the London Free Press September 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Honour roll
Memorial plaque in front of the United Kingdom High Commission in Ottawa to commemorate Canadians who have been awarded the Victoria Cross.
Digital gallery of
Captain Frederick William Campbell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 8 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
The cemetery is a large civil cemetery, split in two by the Rue de Dringhen, just south of the main road (RN42) to St Omer. The Commonwealth War Graves plot is located down the western edge of the southern section of the cemetery, with an entrance in the Rue de Dringhen. Unusually, the headstones are laid flat in this cemetery. This is due to the sandy soil. Car parking is available along the Rue de Dringhen.
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