Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Lieutenant-Colonel G. Campbell, Royal Marine Artillery

1914-15 Star (Lieut., R.M.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut., R.M.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed; Coronation 1937 (Maj. G. Campbell R.M.) mounted as worn, fine and better (6) £140-180

George Campbell was born in West Ayton, Yorkshire on 11 June 1895. Entering the Royal Marines as a Lieutenant in July 1915, he served with the R.M.A. Anti-Aircraft Brigade at Dunkirk, Petit Pont and Dranoutre, December 1915-May 1917. He then served with the R.M.A. Heavy Siege Train in Flanders, June 1917-July 1918, followed by service on H.M.S. Conqueror, July 1918-July 1919. After the war he served with the 7th R.M. Battalion, 1919 and then the 8th R.M. Battalion in Ireland during 1920 and onboard H.M.S. Ramillies in the Atlantic in 1921, being advanced to Captain the same year. Service with the 11th R.M. Battalion in the Eastern Mediterranean followed in 1923. During 1924-27 he served aboard H.M.S. Valiant and received a commendation from the C-in-C. Mediterranean for his intelligence report on Rhodes in November 1927. He was aboard H.M.S. Rodney in the Atlantic, 1929-31 and on H.M.S. Iron Duke in 1935, the same year he was promoted to Major. Campbell served on H.M.S. President IV in the Mediterranean, 1935-36 and then on H.M.S. Southampton, 1937-38. During the war he served as Drafting Officer at Portsmouth, October 1939-December 1941; with the Plymouth Division, December 1941-May 1942, and from May 1942 to March 1943 he was Lieutenant-Colonel and Commanding Officer, Reinforcement Depot and Officer Commanding Troops, Hayling Sector. From March 1943 to June 1945 he was Commanding Officer, R.M. Training Group at Towyn. After the war he served as Paymster at Chatham, June 1945-June 1950. Retiring to Hayling Island in 1950, he died there on 14 March 1984. With copied research.