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Richard Edward John Campbell

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Richard Edward John Campbell

June 13, 1944
Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Military Service

Service Number:

J/85772

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

434 Sqdn.

Citation(s):

Ribbon of the 1939-1943 Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, 1939-1945 Star, Europe Star with Bar, France-Germany Star, General Service Medal, Operational Wings.

Additional Information

Born:

June 4, 1924
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

July 31, 1942
Montréal, Quebec

Son of Oswald Michael Joseph Campbell and Anne Bridget Goodwin. Oswald was a Veteran of the First World War, service number 4764, he fought in France with the 3rd Depot Unit of Supply and he survived the war. He also previously served for 13 months with the 18th Company, Canadian Army Service Corps Training Depot in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Richard is the brother of Oswald W. Campbell, service number R-174029, Royal Canadian Air Force, who served overseas during the Second World War and survived the war.

Richard served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Montreal Regiment – NPAM – in Montréal, Québec, from 23 October 1941 to 28 October 1942 before transferring to the Royal Canadian Air Force and served in Canada and England. He had 757 days of service, including 335 overseas.

Commemorated on Page 267 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GIVENCHY-EN-GOHELLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

Grave 2.

Location:

Givenchy-en-Gohelle is a village 12 kilometres north of Arras and 2 kilometres east of Souchez, a village on the road from Arras to Bethune. GIVENCHY-EN-GOHELLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY is about 350 metres north-east of the church.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Richard Edward John Campbell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Richard Edward John Campbell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Richard Edward John Campbell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Richard Edward John Campbell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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    Photo of RICHARD EDWARD JOHN CAMPBELL – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Identification – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Notification of death– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Notification of death – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Givenchy-en-Gohelle Communal Cemetery

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    Givenchy-en-Gohelle Communal Cemetery
    Givenchy-en-Gohelle Communal Cemetery
  • Photo of Richard Campbell– My great Uncle taken in 1943 one year before he died. He was shot down in Ariss France.

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    Photo of Richard Campbell – My great Uncle taken in 1943 one year before he died. He was shot down in Ariss France.

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