Captain FREDERICK WILLIAM CAMPBELL
Canadian Infantry
1st Bn.
Died 19 June 1915
Age 48 years old
- Country of Service Canadian
- Awards Victoria Cross
- Additional Info Only son of Ephraim B. and Esther A. Hunt Campbell, of Mount Forest; husband of Margaret Annie Campbell, of Mount Forest, Ontario. Served in the South African War.
- Personal Inscription NOW SLEEP THE BRAVE WHO SINK TO REST BY ALL THEIR COUNTRY'S WISHES BLEST
- Additional Citation note
An extract from the London Gazette, No. 29272, dated 20th Aug., 1915, records the following:-For most conspicuous bravery on 15th June, 1915, during the action at Givenchy. Lt. Campbell took two machine-guns over the parapet, arrived at the German first line with one gun, and maintained his position there, under very heavy rifle, machine-gun and bomb fire, notwithstanding the fact that almost the whole of his detachment had then been killed or wounded. When our supply of bombs had become exhausted, this Officer advanced his gun still further to an exposed position, and, by firing about 1,000 rounds, succeeded in holding back the enemy's counter-attack. This very gallant Officer was subsequently wounded, and has since died.
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