Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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Charles Leo Campbell
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: January 1917
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: S/42662
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
- Unit/Ship: 6th/7th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 1
- Date of Death: 13.10.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Avesnes-Le-Sec Communal Cemetery Extension
- Grave/Mem Ref no: A.1.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 3 Forest Park Road, Dundee
- Occupation: Waiter, Mrs J. Fair, Ferry Rd, Dundee
- Mother:
Mary Campbell, 3 Forest Park Rd, Dundee
- Father:
Patrick Campbell, 3 Forest Park Rd, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Charles Leo Campbell
Charles Leo Campbell S/42662 Gordon Highlanders
YOUNG DUNDEE SOLDIER KILLED.
Private Charles Leo Campbell, 1/6th Gordons, who has been killed in action, was the son of Mrs P. Campbell, 3 Forest Park Road. Deceased, who was about 19 years of age, enlisted in January 1917, and had been in France since August last. In civil life he was a waiter with Mrs J. Fair, Ferry Road.
Dundee Courier 7th December 1918
CAMPBELL―No 42662, Private Charles Leo Campbell, Gordon Highlanders, called up on January 1918, six months training, drafted to France 2nd August, reported killed on October 13, the only and beloved son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Campbell, No 3 Forest Park Road, Dundee, aged 18 years.
Dundee People’s Journal 7th December 1918
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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