Recommendation for the award of the Military Medal:
Action for which commended:
For conspicuous gallantry at the 41st Battery position near WESTHOEK E of
Ypres. About 8:30 A.M. on the 26th Sep. 1917 whil eth 41st Battery was under
heavy 8" and 5.9" shell fire one gun pit was hit, camouflage and an adjacent
ammunition dump were set alight and commenced to burn and explode. Regardless
of the heavy shell fire and imminent danger from our own exploding ammunition,
Sergeant Campbell with his Officers and another N.C.O. immediately rushed to
the spot and worked with buckets and tins of water until the several fires
were extinguished. The gallant and timely acton of this non-commissioned
officer not only saved the gun and about 1000 rounds of ammunition, 18 p-r but
set a splendid example to all ranks of soldierly conduct and devotion to duty.
The award of the Military Medal was gazetted in the London Gazette of 14
December 1917.
Military Enlistment Notes
No. 747, 11th Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Military Award Notes
Military Medal
Military Promotion Notes
Lieutenant