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Russell A Campbell

In memory of:

Sapper Russell A Campbell

November 15, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

502

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Engineers

Division:

6th Field Coy.

Additional Information

Born:

May 31, 1896

Commemorated on Page 8 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LOCRE CHURCHYARD
Belgium

Grave Reference:

I. F. 13.

Location:

LOCRE CHURCHYARD is located 11.5 Km south west of Ieper town centre on the Dikkebusseweg (N375). From Ieper town centre the Dikkebusseweg is reached via Elverdingsestraat, straight over a roundabout onto J. Capronstraat (for 30 metres), then left along M. Fochlaan. Immediately after the train station, the first right hand turning is the Dikkebusseweg. On passing through the village of Dikkebus the road continues for 6 Km to the village of Loker. The church and churchyard are located at the side of the road in the village of Locre (Loker) itself.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Attestation Papers– Attestation page 1 for Russell A. Campbell.

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    Attestation Papers – Attestation page 1 for Russell A. Campbell.
  • Attestation Papers (Back)– Attestation page 2 for Russell A. Campbell.

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    Attestation Papers (Back)
    Attestation Papers (Back) – Attestation page 2 for Russell A. Campbell.
  • War Diary– 6th Battalion, Canadian Engineers War Diary for November 1915 recording death of Sapper R.A. Campbell.

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    War Diary
    War Diary – 6th Battalion, Canadian Engineers War Diary for November 1915 recording death of Sapper R.A. Campbell.
  • Photo of Russell Campbell– Photos in the book "From the Rideau to the Rhine and back: the 6th Field Company and Battalion Canadian Engineers in the Great War" by K. Weatherbe, published in Toronto in 1928 by Hunter-Rose Co. Ltd.

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    Photo of Russell Campbell
    Photo of Russell Campbell – Photos in the book "From the Rideau to the Rhine and back: the 6th Field Company and Battalion Canadian Engineers in the Great War" by K. Weatherbe, published in Toronto in 1928 by Hunter-Rose Co. Ltd.
  • Essay– Description of Sapper Campbell's death from the book "From the Rideau to the Rhine and back: the 6th Field Company and Battalion Canadian Engineers in the Great War" by K. Weatherbe, published in Toronto in 1928 by Hunter-Rose Co. Ltd.

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    Essay – Description of Sapper Campbell's death from the book "From the Rideau to the Rhine and back: the 6th Field Company and Battalion Canadian Engineers in the Great War" by K. Weatherbe, published in Toronto in 1928 by Hunter-Rose Co. Ltd.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: The Globe, Toronto Friday December 3, 1915

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Source: The Globe, Toronto Friday December 3, 1915

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