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Capt. Frederick William Campbell VC.
Canadian Expeditionary Forces 1st Btn.
(d.19th June 1915)
Frederick Campbell died of wounds on the 19th of June 1915 and is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France.
An extract from the London Gazette, No. 29272, dated 20th Aug., 1915, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery on 15th June, 1915, during the action at Givenchy. Lt. Campbell took two machine-guns over the parapet, arrived at the German first line with one gun, and maintained his position there, under very heavy rifle, machine-gun and bomb fire, notwithstanding the fact that almost the whole of his detachment had then been killed or wounded. When our supply of bombs had become exhausted, this Officer advanced his gun still further to an exposed position, and, by firing about 1,000 rounds, succeeded in holding back the enemy's counter-attack. This very gallant Officer was subsequently wounded, and has since died."
