Identity
Person No.
25368
Service No.
215V
Last Name
First Name
Reginald Campbell
Initials
R C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received in action in the vicinity of Salvaro, near Monte Pezza, Italy. He received severe shrapnel wounds to his legs, requiring a double amputation. He did not survive the operation
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Major
Regiment
Royal Natal Carbineers 221
Later renamed
Natal Carbineers
(1961)
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry (1st Bn); 2nd Bn converted to armour 1939-45 as 6th Reconnaissance Regiment, SA Tank Corps (Egypt)
Status
Active Citizen Force
WWII-only split: 1st Battalion fought as infantry; 2nd Battalion converted to armour, later amalgamated with 4th Armoured Car Regiment as 4th/6th ACR. Not a permanent whole-regiment Corps change. No SADF-era (1974-92) brigade attachment found in available sources -- left unrecorded rather than guessed.
Awards
Military Cross (MC)
United Kingdom
MC LG Sup 16 April 1942 pg. 1694, MID LG Sup 15 September 1942 pg. 5448 | Son of Major Reginald and Ellen Tomlinson, of P.O. Box 271, Pieter
Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
United Kingdom
pg. 1694, MID LG Sup 15 September 1942 pg. 5448 | Son of Major Reginald and Ellen Tomlinson, of P.O. Box 271, Pietermaritzburg. Born Pieterm
Notes
Son of Major Reginald and Ellen Tomlinson, of P.O. Box 271, Pietermaritzburg. Born Pietermaritzburg. A farmer near Rosetta, Natal. His brother also died in service.
Citations
MC LG Sup 16 April 1942 pg. 1694, MID LG Sup 15 September 1942 pg. 5448
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