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Irvine Campbell

Lance Corporal

10th Field Ambulance

Medals Earned

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal

Tree Information

  • Species: Quercus cerris
  • Planted By: Unknown
  • Plaque: 3936

Additional Info

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Biography

Irvine Thomas Campbell was a single butter maker from Wallace, Victoria, who enlisted on the 30th of July 1915 at the age of 24. He was a private for the 10th Field Ambulance Unit. His unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20th June 1916 On December 11th 1917 Irvine was promoted to Lance Corporal. On the 29th of September he was wounded in action, with a gunshot wound to his left foot. Irvine was transferred to England on the 1st of October 1918 to the Queen Mary's hospital. On December 18th 1918 Irvine left England per the Hospital Transport Aeneas for return to Australia. He was discharged on March 15th 1919 as medically unfit.

Location in Ballarat Avenue of Honour