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John Murray Campigli
| Name on Board | JM Campigli |
| Name on Service Records |
John Murray Campigli |
| Enlistment Age | 22 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Place of Birth | Bunyip, Vic |
| Next of Kin | James Louis and Katherine Campigli |
| Address | 87 Prospect Hill Road, East Camberwell, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 8/12/1917 |
| Service No. | 3930 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 7/03/1918 |
| Embarkation Ship | MS Ormonde |
| Unit on Embarkation | 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment |
| Date of Death | 21/11/1918 |
| Unit on Death | 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment |
| Rank on Death | Trooper |
| Cause of Death | Illness (Pneumonia) |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
74th Casualty Clearing Station, Tripoli |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Beirut War Cemetery, Beirut, Lebanon |
Additional Information
Member of the Williamstown Sea Cadets. John's family previously lived in 75 Railway Place, Williamstown when his father was relieving Station Master for Victorian Railways (noted on service records of George Murray Campigli (237).
Brothers George Murray (237), Donald Hugh (1454 & 7460) and Francis Lewis (3634) all enlisted in WW1. Donald Hugh Campigli was awarded a DCM. He returned to Australia in July 1915 and re-enlisted in May 1917.
The attached newspaper articles of Donald Campigli's reports of his service from enlistment to Gallipoli is from the scrapbook of Maud Bear (nee Hillier), courtesy of Jill Bear.
Additional References
The Argus, Wednesday 27 November 1918
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