William John CAMPBELL
Surname: CAMPBELL
Christian Names: William John
Date & Place of Birth: Richmond, Victoria
Service Number: 55273
Service Unit: 2nd depot, ‘B’ company
Date & Place of Enlistment: 22nd May, 1916, Adelaide, aged 23
Profession prior to Enlistment: Farmer
Date of Return to Aust. & Date of Discharge: N/A
Died of Injuries or disease: 24th June, 1916, Cerebo Spinal Meningitis (#6 Infectious diseases hospital, North Adelaide)
Death Index
Given Name(s): William John
Last Name: CAMPBELL
Death Date: 24 Jun 1916
Gender: M
Age: 34y
Approx. Birth Year: 1882
Marital Status: S
Residence: Harriet River, Vivonne Bay KI
Death Place: North Adelaide
District: Adelaide
Symbol: H
Book/Page: 402/255
Next of Kin (NOK)
Father: William Campbell b.c.1849 - d.2nd July 1911
Mother: Frances Julia Campbell b.30 Apr 1855 - d.10th June1944
Siblings: Archibald Rawlings (b.1877); Ethel Frances (b.1879); Ida Florence (b.1884);
Arthur Hugh Cochrane (b.1887); Edith Isabel (b.1890); Kenneth Main (b.1892)
Service
Rank: Private
Kingscote Honour Board Yes
Kingscote Monument Yes
Penneshaw Honour Board Yes
World War 1 Service
https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/799836
KI Connection:
Resolved to be placed on Fallen Soldiers monument at Kingscote. District Council of Kingscote. (1925, September 19). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191554635
DEATH. CAMPBELL.—On the 24th June, at No. 6 Military Hospital, of meningitis, Private William John Campbell, late of Vivonne Bay, K.I., beloved second son of Mrs F. J. and the late William Campbell, Roslyn, Glenelg, in his 35th year. THE KANGAROO ISLAND COURIER. SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1916.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189509265
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=1856627 plus 22 more documents
Roll of Honour - William John Campbell
http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1676607/
Service Number: 55273
Rank: Private
Unit: Depot Battalion
Service: Australian Army
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Date of death: 24 June 1916
Place of death: North Adelaide Military Hospital, South Australia, Australia
Cause of death: Illness (Cerebro spinal meningitis)
Place of association: Kangaroo Island, Australia
Cemetery or memorial details: West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
FIRST STRIPPER FOR THE SOUTH COAST.—Mr W. J. Campbell, of Harriet River, K.I., left Kingscote on Monday with the first stripper to be used on the South Coast. Mr Campbell was also the first man to use the seed drill on the South Coast.
(1907, November 2). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191631683