 1886 - 1916 (30 years)
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| Name |
John Darrach CAMPBELL [1] |
| Born |
9 Apr 1886 |
Nine Mile Creek, Lot 65, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada  [2] |
| Christened |
2 Oct 1888 |
Cornwall, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada [2] |
- John CAMPBELL, born 9 April 1885 at Nine Mile Creek; baptised 2 October 1888, son of Roderick CAMPBELL and Euphemia DARRACH. United Church in Cornwall.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Commemoration |
Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Arras, France [3] |
- In Memory of / Private JOHN CAMPBELL / 69131, 26th Bn., Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment) / who died age 33/ on 30 September 1916 / Son of Rodrick and Ephemia Darrah Campbell. / Remembered with honour/ VIMY MEMORIAL.
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| Military Service |
1914 [4] |
- He served in the military. He signed his Attestation Paper for the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force on 7 November 1914. He appeared as John CAMPBELL, born Nine Mile Creek, Lot 65, P.E.I., Presbyterian; son of Roderick CAMPBELL; born 8 April 1886, occupation seaman, single; has served in 82nd regiment for two seasons. Signed John CAMPBELL. On 16 November 1914 he was declared fit to serve in the Expeditionary Force. He was described as 28 years, 7 months, 5ft. 10 in. tall, dark complexion, light brown eyes and black hair. [His birth date differs by one day from his baptismal record.]
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| Died |
30 Sep 1916 |
France [5] |
| Cause: Injuries related to World War 1 |
| Person ID |
I1726 |
Nosworthy |
| Last Modified |
27 Feb 2010 |
| Father |
Roderick CAMPBELL, b. 18 Oct 1855, Crapaud, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 20 Feb 1921, Nine Mile Creek, Lot 65, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 65 years) |
| Mother |
Euphemia "Effie" DARRACH, b. 20 Sep 1860, Nine Mile Creek, Lot 65, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 31 Jul 1918, Cross Lake, Timiskaming, Ontario, Canada (Age 57 years) |
| Married |
23 Oct 1882 |
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada [5] |
- Married: Euphemia DARRACH on 23 Oct 1882 in Zion Presbyterian Church, Charlottetown. Witnesses Neil CAMPBELL and Maggie CAMPBELL. Married by Rev. John McLeod. Marriage licence dated 6 Oct. 1882. [Witnesses were Roderick's brother and sister.] [5]
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| Address |
1901 |
Lot 65, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada [6] |
| Address |
1911 |
Nine Mile Creek, Lot 65, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada [7] |
| Family ID |
F453 |
Group Sheet |
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| Headstones |
 | CAMPBELL
In Memory of
PRIVATE JOHN CAMPBELL
69131, 26th Bn., Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
who died age 33
on 30 September 1916
Son of Rodrick and Ephemia Darrah Campbell
Remembered with honour
VIMY MEMORIAL |
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| Sources |
- [S415] Darrach_ A Genealogy of the 1806 P.E.I. Darrach's, Angus William Beck.
- [S372] Index: P.E.I. Baptismal Index, Government of P.E.I., (http://www.gov.pe.ca/; transcribed records.).
- [S28] Website: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org).
- [S121] Attestation Paper, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, (original images online at Canadian Archives.).
- [S676] Personal communication.
- [S53] Census of Canada, 1901, (31 March 1901).
- [S308] Census of Canada, 1911, (1 June 1911).
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