George Tasman Campbell

(Confirmed)

Born: 21 April, 1901

Died: 28 April, 1931

Biographical Summary:

Enlisted in the AIF together with his brother David Emanuel Campbell on 17 September 1917 at the age of 16 years and five months by overstating his age by two years.  He joined the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment in May 1918.  He contracted malaria in July 1918 and was hospitalised several times prior to his departure and during the voyage from Egypt from where he departed in February 1919 to return to Australian.

Following his return on 24 March 1919 he continued to receive treatment for malaria.  Prior to his discharge from the AIF, in July 1919, he was assessed by a Medical Board as being capable of only 10% of his "full (work) capacity".  Although it was considered his recovery would be "slow", he was regarded as only being temporarily disabled by his illness.

He married Rose Josephine Warren on 16 December 1919.  They divorced in May 1929 on the grounds of his desertion of his wife and two children.

He died at Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards on 28 April 1931, a week after his 30th birthday.  The coroner's findings on his cause of death were:

Pulmonary embolism supervening after injuries self-inflicted while temporarily mentally deranged.  [New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937 (Ancestry.com)]

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Service Number: 3649

Ranks:

• Held rank of Trooper

Birth Records:

• 21 April, 1901 in Mosman

Death Records:

• 28 April, 1931 in St Leonards

Address:

• Sheldon 4 Beaconsfield Road Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - Wallace Drummond Glengarry Campbell
• mother - Georgina Burrows
• wife - Rose Josephine Warren

Organisations:

• Member of - 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment

Main Sources:

• Campbell George SERN 3649 POB Sydney NSW POE Menangle Park NSW NOK F Campbell Wallace (Webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Rolls George Campbell (Webpage)
• IN DIVORCE CAMPBELL v CAMPBELL (Newspaper Article)
• Funeral Notice (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• CAMPBELL G. on the South Face of the
• CAMPBELL on the Mosman Church of England Preparatory School Honor Roll 19141918
• G. on the Mosman Public School Roll of Honour
• Campbell on the Mosman Football Club Rugby Union Roll of Honour