Donald Campbell (1919 – 12 September 1944) was a Chilean rugby union player. He played as a centre. Of Scottish descent, his father, Colin played football for Chile while his younger brother Ian also played rugby for Chile. He played, like his brother, for Prince of Wales Country Club, from Santiago. He was an international player for

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in two matches. The first took place on 12 August 1938 against

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in Buenos Aires. Chile lost 3-33. It was Chile's third international. A dual British and Chilean citizen, he joined the

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, in 1941. While raiding a synthetic oil plant at

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, Nazi Germany on 12 September 1944, Campbell's

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crashed at

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, killing all on board. He was inducted at the

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in May 2012, among his brother Ian Campbell, who was present. Donald was represented by his son, Colin. Ian Campbell said:

This is a huge honour for me and I couldn't be more pleased at the fact that Donald has been included in this induction as well. He was my sporting hero. So much so that as a young boy all I wanted was to be able someday to play rugby, cricket or hockey (at all of which he excelled) with him when I grew up.Chilean rugby greats added to Hall of Fame, 26 May 2012

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* 1919 births 1944 deaths Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II Royal Air Force officers British World War II bomber pilots Chilean rugby union players Rugby union centres World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees Chilean people of Scottish descent Chile international rugby union players {{Chile-rugbyunion-bio-stub