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Sidi Rezegh, south-east of Tobruk, Libya 21-23 November 1941. 21-23 November 1941. On 18 November 1941, with the opening of Operation Crusader, the British advanced across the Libyan border. 7th Armoured Brigade captured Sidi Rezegh and its airfield only twenty or so miles south-east of Tobruk, for which they were aiming. here they were ...
Major-General John Charles Campbell, VC, DSO & Bar, MC (10 January 1894 – 26 February 1942), known as Jock Campbell, was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
On enlisting in 1914 John ‘Jack’ or ‘Jock’ Campbell was a 27-year old medical practitioner living in Toorak. He was allotted as a reinforcement to the 2nd Australian General Hospital, with the rank of Captain. On 10 July he embarked from Alexandria for Gallipoli.
28 de abr. de 2022 · Maj.-Gen. John Charles Campbell, V.C. was born on 10 January 1894 at Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. He died on 26 February 1942 at age 48 at Halfaya Pass, Libya, killed in a car accident. He was buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt.
- Rosamund Elizabeth Campbell
- Thurso, Scotland (United Kingdom)
- "Jock"
- January 10, 1894
25 de fev. de 2024 · United Kingdom. Major General John Charles (Jock) Campbell. 2274154. View record on CWGC. EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE BY AN "OLD DESERT HAND" John Charles “Jock” Campbell was born to Daniel Alexander and Marion (nee MacKay) on 10th January 1894 in Thurso, Caithness, and was educated at Sedbergh School.
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Maj.-Gen. John Charles Campbell, V.C. edit. Language Label Description Also known as; English: Jock Campbell. British army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross.
