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Brigadier-General John Hasluck Campbell (1855 – 29 January 1921) was a
British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...
officer.


Military career

Campbell was commissioned into the
93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot The 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a Line Infantry Regiment of the British Army, raised in 1799. Under the Childers Reforms, it amalgamated with the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to form the Argyll and Suth ...
on 10 September 1875. He became General Officer Commanding
East Anglian Division The 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. The division was raised in 1908 following the creation of the Territorial Force (TF) as the East Anglian Division. During the First World War the division f ...
in August 1908 and, having been appointed a
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order () is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the ...
on 25 October 1909, handed over his command in October 1910. He became commander of 170th (2/1st North Lancashire) Brigade in November 1914 and then transferred to the command of
200th (2/1st Surrey) Brigade The 2nd Surrey Brigade was a 2nd Line Territorial Force Brigade of the British Army in World War I. The brigade was formed as a duplicate of the Surrey Brigade in October 1914 as part of the 2nd Home Counties Division. As the name suggests, the ...
in June 1915. He deployed to France in June 1917 and served on the Western Front until relieved in September 1918. Campbell's family were from Inverardoch in
Doune Doune (; from Scottish Gaelic: , meaning 'the fort') is a burgh within Perthshire. The town is administered by Stirling Council. Doune is assigned Falkirk postcodes starting "FK". The village lies within the parish of Kilmadock and mainly with ...
and he died on 29 January 1921.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, John Hasluck 1855 births 1921 deaths British Army generals of World War I Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order 93rd Regiment of Foot officers Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders officers British Army brigadiers 19th-century British Army personnel