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The First World War
Officers of The Royal Canadian Regiment

Brevet Major Archibald Hugh Carfrae Campbell

Soldiers of the First World War database entry -A.H.C. Campbell

Capt. A.H.C. Campbell

Capt. A.H.C. Campbell, Valcartier Camp, 1920

Capt. & Brevet Major A.H.C. Campbell

Capt. & Brevet Major A.H.C. Campbell

Service:

  • Regimental Service, The R.C.R.: 1914 - still serving in 1935.
  • First World War - Wounded. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
  • 25 Feb 1916; Wounded in action, H.E. in head, right leg and hand, and both arms.
  • 15 Aug 1917; Rejoined The R.C.R.
  • 14 Sep 1917; Invalided (sick) and detached to Nova Scotia Regimental Depot (N.S.R.D.).
  • 20 Apr 1925; Lieut. and Brevet Capt. A.H.C. Campbell to be Captain.
  • "Passed"; Course No. 26, "A" Wing, Canadian Small Arms School; Certificate No. 63894 (1925)
  • Adjutant, The R.C.R.: 1926
  • D.W.T.O., M.D. 6 (temp.) 1926.
  • 1 Oct 1926; Transferred from "A" Company, Halifax, NS, to "C" Company, London, Ont.
  • 1 Oct 1926; Posted from "C" Company to Regimental Headquarters, London, Ont., and detailed for duty as Adjutant.
  • 23 Apr 1929; Vacates the appointment of Adjutant.
  • 25 Apr 1929; Detailed for duty as District Cadet Officer (D.C.O.) Military District No. 6.
  • 20 Apr 1930; To be Brevet Major.
  • D.S.O., M.D. 6, (temp.) 1931.
  • D.A.A. & Q.M.G., M.D. 6 (temp.) 1932.
  • Officer of Order of St. John.
  • 28 Feb 1934; Vacates the appointment of District Cadet Officer, M.D. No. 6, Halifax, N.S.
  • 1 Apr 1934; Captain and Brevet Major A.H.C. Campbell ceases to be seconded and transferred from Halifax, N.S., to "D" Company, St. Jean, P.Q.
  • King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (1935), awarded on 6 May 1936.
  • 13 Jun 1936; Promoted Major
  • King George VI Coronation Medal (1937).
  • Officer Commanding "D" Coy., The R.C.R., St. Johns (sic), P.Q.; appointment identified as at 15 Nov 1937.

Date of Birth - 11 Jun 1895


Lt.-Col. Campbell's son died while serving with The RCR in the Second World War (CVWM)

"In memory of Lieutenant Geoffrey Nigel Carfrae Campbell who died on March 4, 1944. Age: 22. Unit: Royal Canadian Regiment. Son of Lt.-Col. Archibald Hugh Carfrae Campbell and Phyllis Clarke Campbell, of St. Thomas, Barbados."

 

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