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Military service
Service number:
F/60646
Age:
22
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
May 8, 1922
Death:
April 8, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. H. 12
Additional information
Third child of Mary Ellen (née Murphy) and Duncan Farquhar Campbell of Newport, Prince Edward Island.
Brother of Private Vernon Francis Campbell, who died while serving with the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Additional citations
Knight of the Fourth Class, Military Willems Order,
Digital gallery of Corporal Joseph William Campbell
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Memorial
Netherlands -
Memorial Plaque
Netherlands -
Grave marker
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Grave marker for J.W. Campbell
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Photo of J.W. Campbell
Corporal Joseph William Campbell of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders, native of PEI. -
Photo of J.W. Campbell 2
This is a picture of Cpl. Joe Campbell taken in Newfoundland, postings to Newfoundland were considered to be "Overseas" as it was a part of the British Commonwealth and not a province of Canada. -
Last Post
This photograph along with a letter was sent to the family to show the location of Joseph's final resting place. The wooden cross was used as a temporary marker until the permanent Headstone is placed. -
Official Letter
This letter was sent to the family to inform them of the location of Joseph gravesite. -
News Clipping
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Transcript of Bravery
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Knights Cross Medal
This medal represents an appointment of a "Knight of the fourth class of the Militaire Willemsorde". It was awarded by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands to honour Brave Canadians who gave thier lives to liberate the Netherlands. The left is the front of the medal, the right is the back. -
Knights Cross Diploma
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Letter of Congratulations
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DND Reply Letter
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Letter from the Netherlands Ambassador
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Letter from DND (1965)
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Original Citation from the Netherlands
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Translation of the Original Citation
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Envelope fron the Netherlands
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Military Clasp
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Overseas Bar
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Photo of John William Campbell
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Entrance
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Cemetery
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Grave Marker
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Grave Marker
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Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Corporal Joseph William Campbell
Digital gallery of
Corporal Joseph William Campbell
Digital gallery of
Corporal Joseph William Campbell
Digital gallery of
Corporal Joseph William Campbell
Digital gallery of
Corporal Joseph William Campbell
Digital gallery of
Corporal Joseph William Campbell
Digital gallery of
Corporal Joseph William Campbell
Digital gallery of
Corporal Joseph William Campbell
Digital gallery of
Corporal Joseph William Campbell
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 501 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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