tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431486429965340097.post5383957424355503646..comments2024-01-06T19:22:39.273+13:00Comments on 100 NZ World War One Memorials 1914-2014: Rifleman Peter Campbell - 'Soldierly Sympathy' - Hawera MemorialHelen Vailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16129679953598828045noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431486429965340097.post-9824953533589135642013-08-17T13:56:43.330+12:002013-08-17T13:56:43.330+12:00Thanks for this. These men were my grandfathers br...Thanks for this. These men were my grandfathers brothers. They were the sons of Jeanie and Peter Campbell and were born at Gayfield Place, Campbeltown. In 1912 Peter had a married brother Angus living in Normanby and his brother John was a Government contractor living in Auckland since 1908. Their uncle a Edward McMillan a successful gold miner in the Nevis Valley was accidently drowned in the Waikaia River and it was from this estate that Peter, his parents and siblings Catherine, Marion, Annabelle, Mary, Edward, James and Alan all came to Hawera in 1914 aboard the Arawa. On arrival in Wellington the Arawa was turned into a troop carrier. In Campbeltown John was a purser merchant service and Peter a house painter. Peter was living in High St and employed by Tingey and Co Hawera as a house painter when he enlisted. Both men are recorded on the Campbeltown, Scotland War Memorial as well as THE sites where they were killed. Thanks again. Alex CampbellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6431486429965340097.post-49968795696755037582013-08-16T14:06:22.293+12:002013-08-16T14:06:22.293+12:00Thank you for this. These men were my grandmother...Thank you for this. These men were my grandmother's brothers. I knew of their service and but did not know details of their passing bar that one had died at the Somme and the other in service. My mother died late 2011 and would have been so touched to have known this information; they would have been her maternal uncles. I believe that had not been living in NZ for many years before their departure, having arrived from Campbeltown, Scotland. Thank you again! Phillipa DudleyPhillipa Dudleyhttp://www.bmnz.co.nznoreply@blogger.com