Frederick William Campbell
- Frederick William Campbell
Frederick William Campbell VC (1867 - June 19, 1915) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
He was 48 years old, and a lieutenant in the 1st (Western Ontario) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 15 June 1915 at Givenchy, France, Lieutenant Campbell took two machine-gun detachments forward and in face of heavy fire reached the German front line trench with one gun which he kept in action after nearly all his detachment had been killed or wounded. When the German counter-attack came, Lieutenant Campbell advanced his gun still further and by firing about 1,000 rounds succeeded in holding the enemy back, but was mortally wounded and died four days later.
Grave/memorial at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Plot II, Row A, Grave 24, Headstone.
References
*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*VCs of the First World War - The Western Front 1915 (Peter F. Batchelor & Christopher Matson, 1999)
External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10311432 Find-A-Grave profile for Frederick William Campbell]
* [http://www.legionmagazine.com/features/victoriacross/04-07.asp Legion Magazine article]
* [http://ontarioplaques.com/Plaque_Wellington08.html Ontario Plaques - Captain Frederick W. Campbell, V.C. 1867-1915]
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