Military service
Burial/memorial information
He was sea cadet, then soldier with the 2nd Battalion, Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada – NPAM – from 31 March 1935 to 17 April 1942.
His two brothers served overseas during the Second World War; Peter Campbell, with the Royal Air Force since 1936, and Walter Herbert on board minesweeper HMCS Winnipeg (J337); they both survived the war.
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Operational Wings, 1939-1945 Star, Europe Star, General Service Medal.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell
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Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
The Toronto Star, February 2, 1945, page 21 -
Newspaper Clipping
The Toronto Star, February 2, 1945, page 21 -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of COLIN ALEXANDER CAMPBELL
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Photo of COLIN ALEXANDER CAMPBELL
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Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Colin Alexander Campbell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 266 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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