Source: Duty Nobly Done Honour Roll
PTE. AUSTIN CAMPBELL, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Campbell, of East Wawanosh, enlisted with the 161st Battalion in January, 1916, and went to France in February, 1918, and at the battle of Arras he paid the supreme sacrifice, being killed by a sniper.
Summary of Service for Private Charles Austin Campbell, reg. no. 654376
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| June 25, 1889 | Born | East Wawanosh Township, Huron County, Ontario Canada to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell. |
| January 31, 1916 | Enlists at Wingham, Ontario | Enlist as a private with the 161st Overseas Battalion at the age of 26-years and 7-months. He is a farmer standing 5’7“ tall and lists his residence address as R.R. #1 Belgrave, Ontario. He is single and has no prior military experience. |
| April 19, 1916 | Anti-Typhoid Inoculation | |
| April 27, 1916 | Anti-Typhoid Inoculation | |
| July 21 1916 | Vaccinated | |
| September 1916 | Assigns Pay | Assigns $20.00 per month to this mother, Mrs. Annie Campbell. |
| October 11, 1916 | Signs Will | Assigns his real and personal estate to his father. The will is witness by Privates Norman Leslie Butcher and another soldier. |
| November 1, 1916 | Embarks for England | Leaves Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| November 11, 1916 | Arrives England | Arrives at Liverpool. |
| December 14, 1916 | Appointed Acting/Lance-Corporal | Appointed Acting/Lance-Corporal with pay at Dibgate Camp, England. |
| February 2, 1917 | Appointed Acting/Corporal. | Appointed Acting/Corporal with pay at Witley Camp, England. |
| April 19, 1917 | Appointed Acting/Sergeant | Appointed Acting/Sergeant with pay at Witley Camp, England. |
| April 26, 1917 | Attended Bombing School | Attended 5th Division Bombing School. |
| February 28, 1918 | Reverts to Acting/Corporal | Reverts to a lower rank in preparation for embarking to the Continent for service with the 18th Battalion. |
| February 28, 1918 | Arrives in France at the No. 2 Canadian Infantry Brigade Depot | Arrives Etaples, France. |
| March 12, 1918 | Arrives at the 18th Battalion | Arrives “In the Field” to the 18th Battalion. The Battalion is at St. Lawrence Camp in the Vimy area. |
| April 28, 1918 | Reverts to Ranks | Reverts to the rank of private. |
| August 27, 1918 | Killed in Action | Battalion very active in the Guemappe Sector. Suffers 15 killed and 150 wounded during action. |
| July 12, 1920 | Certified Location of Grave | C.W.G.C. report certifies the location of Private Campbell’s grave as plot II.A.9 at the Tigris Lane Cemetery, Wancourt, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is buried with seven of his fellow Battalion mates. |
