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Amphibious Assault: First Wave on Guam and Okinawa
by George R Aspley & Samuel Aspley
Long Range Desert Group
By W.B.Kennedy Shaw
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 28106" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Campbell </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Davis </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>PPA S Patrol (CO) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>203424 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Cross and bar </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Italy 1944 and 1945 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 11.11.1921 Monasterevan,Co.Kildare</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided Hookvinny,Hambledon,Hampshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of William Hastings and the hon. Eugenie Anne (nee Westenra) Campbell</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Cheltenham College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated St Andrew's University (B.Sc.)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>chemistry student prewar</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 15.8.1940 (ranks,Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2Lt,Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 30.8.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WS Lt 1.10.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>A/Captain 20.1.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>joined PPA 19.4.1944 (as Lt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>T/Captain 10.2.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>relinquished commission April 1946</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HM Colonial Service 1949-61</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award M.B.E. 1.1.1957 (as District Officer,Mathira Division,Kenya)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HM Foreign Office 21.8.1961</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>First Secretary 1961</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Counsellor 1972</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Counsellor (Information),Ottawa 1972-77</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>company director</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Consul General,Naples 1977-81</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award C.V.O. 28.11.1980</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award C.B.E. 13.6.1981 (for Naples)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Shirley Bouch 1959 (3 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1995 resided Ridgeway,Ludlow Road,Leominster,Herefordshire HR6 0DH</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"I knew he could be foolish and he had an irritating weakness - he kept losing his guns,his mortar and even his money;but I was impressed to see that he was backed by sensible and experienced men." (Popski) </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>IMAGES:</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/john-campbell.1542/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1542-19441291a88501a719dfb14a36a70c33.jpg?1591383270" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-campbell.24944/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/24/24944-00e6bb116dda095475db76385dbe7961.jpg?1591433076" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-campbell-citation-1-front.33900/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33900-55d376cb0dfe45aa7b9810b06d5cdf8f.jpg?1600689288" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-campbell-citation-1-back.33899/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33899-60f1d652d855027752653ad9d0748822.jpg?1600689246" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-campbell-citation-2-jpg.33901/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33901-c4374b3978551f55b312259a086686da.jpg?1600689625" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 28106, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Campbell [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Davis [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]PPA S Patrol (CO) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Captain [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]203424 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Military Cross and bar [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Italy 1944 and 1945 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 11.11.1921 Monasterevan,Co.Kildare[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]resided Hookvinny,Hambledon,Hampshire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of William Hastings and the hon. Eugenie Anne (nee Westenra) Campbell[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Cheltenham College[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated St Andrew's University (B.Sc.)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]chemistry student prewar[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 15.8.1940 (ranks,Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2Lt,Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 30.8.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]WS Lt 1.10.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]A/Captain 20.1.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]joined PPA 19.4.1944 (as Lt)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]T/Captain 10.2.1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]relinquished commission April 1946[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HM Colonial Service 1949-61[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award M.B.E. 1.1.1957 (as District Officer,Mathira Division,Kenya)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HM Foreign Office 21.8.1961[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]First Secretary 1961[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Counsellor 1972[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Counsellor (Information),Ottawa 1972-77[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]company director[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Consul General,Naples 1977-81[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award C.V.O. 28.11.1980[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award C.B.E. 13.6.1981 (for Naples)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Shirley Bouch 1959 (3 children)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1995 resided Ridgeway,Ludlow Road,Leominster,Herefordshire HR6 0DH[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]"I knew he could be foolish and he had an irritating weakness - he kept losing his guns,his mortar and even his money;but I was impressed to see that he was backed by sensible and experienced men." (Popski) [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]IMAGES:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/john-campbell.1542/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1542-19441291a88501a719dfb14a36a70c33.jpg?1591383270[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-campbell.24944/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/24/24944-00e6bb116dda095475db76385dbe7961.jpg?1591433076[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-campbell-citation-1-front.33900/'][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33900-55d376cb0dfe45aa7b9810b06d5cdf8f.jpg?1600689288[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-campbell-citation-1-back.33899/'][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33899-60f1d652d855027752653ad9d0748822.jpg?1600689246[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-campbell-citation-2-jpg.33901/"][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/33/33901-c4374b3978551f55b312259a086686da.jpg?1600689625[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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