Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Earl Kenneth Campbell
In memory of:
Flying Officer Earl Kenneth Campbell
July 4, 1943
Comiso, Sicily, Italy
Military Service
J/8598
26
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
18 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
1939-1945 Star, Africa Star and Bar, Italy Star, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Operational Wings.
Additional Information
March 16, 1917
St. Mary's, Ontario
December 17, 1940
London, Ontario
Son of James Thomas Campbell and Ida May Balls, of Ingersoll, Ontario. Husband of Pansy Ruth Wilford, of Ingersoll, Ontario. Father of Kenneth Wilford Campbell.
He served in the army with the 1st Battalion, Oxford Rifles, service number A-511209, in Woodstock, Ontario, from 22 November to 21 December 1940.
His brother, Robert Vernon Campbell, service number V-17831, served with the Canadian Navy during the Second World War; he survived the war.
Commemorated on Page 143 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CATANIA WAR CEMETERY
Italy
III. H. 3.
CATANIA WAR CEMETERY lies on the coastal plain in the Contrada Bicocca about 7 kilometres south-west of Catania. From Catania Airport follow the Tangenziale (main road) towards the A19 (in the direction of Palermo). Before reaching the A19, the CATANIA WAR CEMETERY is signposted. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited outside the working hours of the local gardening staff, but will be unmanned. The local gardening staff working hours are as follows:
From first Monday in April:
Monday to Thursday: 07.30 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 16.45
Friday: 07.30 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 15.30
From first Monday in October:
Monday to Thursday: 08.00 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 16.00
Friday: 08.00 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 15.00
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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