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Robert Alexander Rankine Campbell

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Robert Alexander Rankine Campbell

July 1, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

77475

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

Division:

B Company 2nd Battalion

Citation(s):

1914-15 Star

Additional Information

Born:

February 19, 1893
Terravallur, India

Enlistment:

January 1, 1914
Victoria, British Columbia

Son of Robert Lewis and Alice Elizabeth Campbell, of Bromley, Kent, England. Educated at Berkhamsted School, Herts, England and University of Toronto.

Commemorated on Page 570 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929).

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of ROBERT ALEXANDER RANKINE CAMPBELL– Picture from the Fallen listed on the University of Toronto Forestry Building, faculty memorial plaque and In Memoriam photo of Graduates and Undergraduates of the Faculty of Forestry Killed in Action

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    Photo of ROBERT ALEXANDER RANKINE CAMPBELL
    Photo of ROBERT ALEXANDER RANKINE CAMPBELL – Picture from the Fallen listed on the University of Toronto Forestry Building, faculty memorial plaque and In Memoriam photo of Graduates and Undergraduates of the Faculty of Forestry Killed in Action
  • Memorial– University of Toronto Forestry Building, faculty memorial tablet 1914 – 1918 In Memory Of the members of The Faculty of Forestry Who Gave their lives in the Great War 1926-01Jan-19

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    Memorial
    Memorial – University of Toronto Forestry Building, faculty memorial tablet 1914 – 1918 In Memory Of the members of The Faculty of Forestry Who Gave their lives in the Great War 1926-01Jan-19
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram July 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Honour Roll– From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

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    Honour Roll
    Honour Roll – From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
  • Photo of Robert Alexander Rankine Campbell– Torontonensis 1913 (University of Toronto Year Book), pg. 308. Caption: TRINITY HARRIER TEAMS (Inter-Faculty Champions - 1st and 2nd in Brotherton Cup Race.)

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    Photo of Robert Alexander Rankine Campbell
    Photo of Robert Alexander Rankine Campbell – Torontonensis 1913 (University of Toronto Year Book), pg. 308. Caption: TRINITY HARRIER TEAMS (Inter-Faculty Champions - 1st and 2nd in Brotherton Cup Race.)
  • Photo of Robert Campbell– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1918. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of Robert Campbell
    Photo of Robert Campbell – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1918. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Memorial

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    Memorial
  • Inscription

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  • Photo of Robert Alexander Rankine Campbell– Robert A.R. Campbell c1915 (from the WWI papers of his UofT friend, Capt. D'Arcy Prendergast RAF)

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    Photo of Robert Alexander Rankine Campbell
    Photo of Robert Alexander Rankine Campbell – Robert A.R. Campbell c1915 (from the WWI papers of his UofT friend, Capt. D'Arcy Prendergast RAF)
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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