Name
Arthur Brown Campbell
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
490837
Conflict
Battalion
University of Toronto Training Corps
Enlisted
Toronto, ON
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-07-12
Prev Exp
32nd Regiment, 8 weeks, Lieut.
Discharge Date
1916-10-31
Discharge Cause
To take Commission with the R.F.C.
Service Record 2
Highest Rank
Lieutenant
Conflict
Battalion
Company
Squadron 32
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-10-31
Discharge Date
1919-04-09
Discharge Cause
Transferred to Unemployed List
Notes
Arthur was born in Pinkerton, ON. He was the son of J.B. Campbell of Chesley, ON. He was living at Burwash Hall, Toronto, ON and working as a clerk in the Canadian Bank of Commerce (1910-1916) when he enlisted into the University of Toronto Training Corps. He was discharged later that year, having accepted a Commission with the Royal Flying Corps. He remained with the R.F.C. until the end of the war. His service was considered for the grant of war medals.Sources & Links
- a) Royal Air Force casualty form ((a) A.B. Campbell RAF Casualty Form)- b) Royal Air Force service record (National Archives, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk, Record: AIR 76/74/26)
- c) Program for Dedication of Chesley, ON and Vicinity Soldiers' Memorial, July 15th, 1925
- Library & Archives Canada
News Clippings
Walkerton Telescope, April 24, 1919
The Chesley Enterprise, November 23, 1916
The Kincardine Reporter, May 15, 1919