Inscription
367 CORPORAL
H.A. CAMPBELL
16TH BN. AUSTRALIAN INF.
19 NOVEMBER 1915 AGE 40
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
THAN TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
FOR HIS FRIENDS
Further Information
Henry Alexander Campbell. Son of Joseph Alexander Campbell and Rosanna Campbell (née Ilott),
of 120, Aberdeen St., Perth, Western Australia. Native of Newport, Isle of Wight, England.
Born 1872, Newport, Isle of Wight
CWGC record ...
Australian War Memorial record ...
Australian Imperial Forces Project record
His name is not recorded on any Isle of Wight Memorials
Born 1872, so his age at death was 43, not 40 as given on the memorial stone. His father was Lt-Col J A Campbell, OBE, DCM, JP.
H A Campbell went to Australia at the age of 12, and spent time as a stockman and surveyor; his occupation is later given as Accountant.
H A Campbell served in the South African War of 1900-1 with the Western Australia Mounted Infantry.
