8th Infantry Battalion
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James Campbell (SN 6245) born in Ballarat, was a married 42 year old labourer when he enlisted in Melbourne on July 4th1916. He embarked aboard the Euripides on September 11th to serve with the 8th Infantry Battalion. He reached France on Christmas eve 1916 and served without incident until October 1917 when he was wounded in action, suffering a shrapnel wound to the head. He was evacuated to hospital but was able to rejoin his unit six weeks later. He avoided further injury and returned to Australia aboard the Port Darwin, disembarked at Melbourne on July 27th1919 and was discharged on September 10th.
