| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR88/102 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Campbell, Sydney James Higgins, Mervyn Bournes Hughes, Frederic Godfrey McPhee, John Claude Redford, Thomas Harold |
| Place made | At sea, Australia, Egypt, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1911-1944 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/099/062 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Campbell, Sydney James (Captain, b.1887 - d.1915)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Captain Sydney James Campbell, AAMC, Australia, at sea, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of a studio portrait of Captain Campbell and two negatives; seven snapshots depicting Australian soldiers loading horses onto a ship; twelve annotated sketches by Captain Campbell depicting various landmarks near Anzac Cove; five letters written by Captain Campbell to various members of his family; numerous letters of condolence received by Campbell's family following his death in July 1915; two diaries and assorted diary notes made in 1915; a copy of 'The Dardanelles Driveller' (Dardanelles : no.1, 17 May 1915); a copy of 'Peninsula Press' (Gallipoli : no. 18, 30 May 1915); one Egyptian postcard.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Captain Sydney James Campbell, 8th Light Horse Regt. Died of wounds at sea, 14 July 1915. Other biographical details: educated at Geelong CE Grammar School, 1905; Ormond College, University of Melbourne 1905 - 1910, Victoria M.B. B.S. Single; medical practitioner of 'Maritimo', Portland, Victoria. Son of Hugh John Munro Campbell, M.L.A., of 'Maritimo', Portland, Victoria.