Lieut. John James "Jim" Campbell

1890 - 1917  (27 years)

• Name	John James "Jim" Campbell
  Prefix	Lieut.
  Born	16 Jan 1890	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [3]
  		Campbell,J.J.-WW1.jpg
  		Campbell,JohnJames-VarsityMagazine.jpg Photo of John Campbell – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  		Campbell,JohnJames-VarsityMagazine002.jpg The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Civil Engineer, College
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Lieutenant, 67th Battalion
  Name	J. J. Campbell
  Name	Jim Campbell
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1315 Brantford Highway, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		1315 Brantford Highway, Cambridge, Ontario Google Maps
  Residence	1916	42 Rose St. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-74630
  Died	26 Oct 1917	Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [5]
  Buried	Devisional Cemetery, Ypres, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium   [5]
  Person ID	I74630	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	John Campbell,   b. 3 Jul 1855, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1927, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Sarah Maria "Maria" Birley,   b. 23 Jan 1865, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1932, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1888	Brantford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F19403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JOHN JAMES CAMPBELL. Jan. t6, 1890-Oct. 26, 1917 Lieutenant, Canadian Field Artillery Only son of John C. Campbell; b. Galt; ed. North Dumfries r.s., Galt C.I.; Applied Science, 19 to-14, B.A.SC. (Civ. Eng.-Hon.); Firm of Chipman & Power, employed at Bowmanville and Burlington. Ile enlisted in the 67th, University of Toronto, Battery on its formation in April 1916. In June he was promoted Lieutenant and went overseas in command of the first draft front the battery. He joined the 11th Battery in France on the Somme in October 1916, and served through the battles of Regina Trench, Vimy Ridge and subsequent engagements to Hill 70. At Passchendaele he was wounded on October 20th, but remained on duty. Ifs had been given leave to England but refused to go owing to the scarcity of officers at the time. Six days later he was instantly killed by a shell. Buried at Dickebusch. After his death it was announced that the Military Cross had been awarded to him for his devotion to duty during five days operations, when he steadied his men under continuous shell fire. He also carried a wounded Signaller back from the outposts for nearly a mile over shell-swept ground. Honor Roll From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-3 Page 4. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Galt 1911 Div. 14 Page 6. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. John James Campbell Residence:Galt, Ontario, Canada Birth Date:16 Jan 1890 Birth Location:Galt, Ontario, Canada Relative:John Campbell [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. John James Campbell Death Date: 26 Oct 1917 Rank: LIeutenant Unit: 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery Cemetery: Divisional Cemetery Cemetery Location: Ypres, Belgium Burial Place: Belgium [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 001304 (1888). Name:Maria Sarah Birley Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1865 Birth Place:North Dumfries Marriage Date:12 Dec 1888 Marriage Place:Brant, Ontario, Canada Father:Charles Birley Mother:Sarah Birley Spouse:John Campell

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jan 1890 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Civil Engineer, College - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1916 - 42 Rose St. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Oct 1917 - Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Buried - - Devisional Cemetery, Ypres, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth