Lieutenant Colonel Harry La Trobe - Campbell
Regiment/Unit: Royal Engineers - West Lancs Div.
Theatre of War: Home (Southmead Hospital)
Age at death: 37
Date of death: 19th of February 1919
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: 'Cotham' Huyton
Burial / Memorial: Bristol Canford Cemetery - Sec. W. Grave 49.
BMD details:
Birth: Qtr 3 1881 - Harry La Trobe Campbell, Prescot, Lancs Vol 8b - page 699. Marriage: Qtr 3 1906 - Harry La Trobe Campbell to Daisy Louise Iles at Bristol. Vol 6a - Page 309. Death registered Mar 1919 at Bristol, Gloucestershire. Vol 6a - Page 403.
Family details:
Widow Mrs Daisy Louise Campbell is executor.
Census details:
1891 - 9 years old 'Scholar' Harry is living at Sutton Hall, Sutton, St Helens with parents Mining Engineer-Surveyor Henry H Campbell (41), Agnes Annie (36) and sister Elsie La Trobe Campbell (11). Also at the address are mother to Henry H - Margaret Campbell (77), brother to Agnes, Edward La Trobe (30), sister to Henry H - Margaret Stuart Campbell (45) and servant Annie Maud Swift (19). 1901 - Not found. 1911 - Sees 29 years old 'Mining Engineer, Surveyor' Harry living at 'Cotham' Huyton, Nr Liverpool with wife Daisy Louise (27), and son Harry Kenneth (3). Also at the address is servant Elsie Davies (21)
Notes:
[b]D.S.O[/b]. - [b]London Gazette, 3 June 1916[/b] - War Office, 3 June 1916.His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve of the undermentioned rewards for Distinguished Service in the field, dated 3 June 1916. [b]CAMPBELL[/b], Harry La Trobe, Major, 1st West Lancashire Field Company, Royal Engineers, Territorial Force. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order MID London gazette 01 01 16 page 28 as Major MID London Gazette 11 12 17 page 12910 as Temp Lt Col DSO MID London Gazette 20 05 18 page 5944 Age taken from census.
[b]D.S.O[/b]. - [b]London Gazette, 3 June 1916[/b] - War Office, 3 June 1916.His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve of the undermentioned rewards for Distinguished Service in the field, dated 3 June 1916. [b]CAMPBELL[/b], Harry La Trobe, Major, 1st West Lancashire Field Company, Royal Engineers, Territorial Force. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order MID London gazette 01 01 16 page 28 as Major MID London Gazette 11 12 17 page 12910 as Temp Lt Col DSO MID London Gazette 20 05 18 page 5944 Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HarryLaTrobeCampbell.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Lt_Col_H_La_T_Campbell.png[/pic][caption]Western Daily Press - Bristol - Saturday Feb 22nd 1919
(Photo courtesy of John Yates)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/LtColCampbell_RE.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/Harry_La_T_Campbell.jpg[/pic][caption]National Probate Calendar.[/caption]
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[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/HarryLaTrobe-Campbell_1.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lieut Col Harry La Trobe - Campbell at Bristol (Canford) Cemetery
(Photograph Courtesy of John M from [url=http://www.findagrave.com/index.html]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]
[url=http://www.masonicgreatwarproject.org.uk/writeup.php?string=463]Commemorated On The Masonic Roll Of Honour[/url]
