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Name: CAMPBELL, James Alexander DSO & Bar (Brigadier)

Birth Date: 3 Dec 1886 Lambeth, London

Death Date: 3 Feb 1964 Colchester

First Date: 1934

Profession: Commander, Military Dept., KAR in 1939, appointed 1938. Originally Comdr. NB, KAR & Local Forces 1934

Area: Nairobi

Married: In Lansdowne, Bengal, India 16 July 1920 Violet Constance Madeline Calthrop b. 16 Jan 1902, d. 14 Oct 1978 Nairn, Scotland

Children: Gordon Thomas Calthrop (8 June 1921 Lossiemouth-2005, Baron Campbell of Croy); Ian Alexander Calthrop (1922-9 Dec 1943 killed in action in Italy)

Book Reference: Staff 39, DSO, Uganda Staff

War Service: entered Suffolk Regt. 29/8/06, served European War (wounded); Despatches thrice

General Information:

DSO - Bar to DSO, London Gazette 1/2/19 - attached East Lancashire Regt. (Salonika). For conspicuous gallantry in the field. He led his battalion in an attack on enemy trenches in Jackson's Ravine on 19 Sept 1918. While doing so he was wounded but continued in command. After the first attempt failed he reorganized the battalion and again attacked, but was severely wounded in the advance. Finding his flanks open, and being exposed on all sides to heavy machine-gun fire, he ordered a withdrawal, continuing in command until he was no longer capable of action. He set a fine example of courage and initiative to all under his command.
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Voters List

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