• Casualty list, 4th Bn. The Dorsetshire Regiment, Operation Market Garden

Date of birth:

November 26th, 1920 (Liverpool/Lancashire, England)

Date of death:

September 25th, 1944 (Driel/Gelderland, The Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek
Plot: 8. Row: B. Grave: 1.

Service number:

2082150

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Rank during Operation Market Garden:
Private

KIA 25.9.1944

Son of William and Mary Campbell, of Liverpool; husband of Sheila Maud Campbell, of Dingle, Liverpool.

Harold Campbell lived at 8 Cleopas Street, Liverpool when war broke out. He enlisted in February 1939 at the RE (TA) at 18 years old. He was transferred to S/L (Search Light) Regiment RA and mustered as a Gunner) and then posted to 350 Searchlight Battery, 38 Searchlight Regiment. After being in the 38 Searchlight Regiment from September 1939 he was transferred to W Company 19 ITC (Infantry Training Centre) on 2 March 1944.

According to the CWGC he was in 5th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment - however his service record shows 25th August 1944 posted from W Company ITC to 41 RHU & TOS (X) (iv) then on 6 September 1944 transferred to 4th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment. The next entry says 4 Dorsetshire Regiment: Killed in Action NWE 25.9.44 and was field burried in an orchard behind a school [Oude Jongensschool] in Driel.

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