Lynn Campbell
Lynn Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Colin Roudolph Campbell June 10, 1896 |
| Died | October 9, 1918 (aged 22) |
| Buried | Preseau Communal Cemetery, Nord, France |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force |
| Service years | 1917-1918 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | No. 62 Squadron RAF |
| Memorials | Campbell Headstone, Hamilton Cemetery |
Captain Colin "Lynn" Roudolph Campbell (1896–1918) was a Canadian military aviator during the First World War.
Early life
Lynn Campbell was born June 10, 1896, in Chicago, Illinois.[1] His father was an American, Newton Campbell, and his mother, Mary Ford Campbell, was British-Canadian.[2] Lynn spent much of his early childhood in South Carolina, before moving with his family to Hamilton, Ontario at the age of 14.[2][3] He worked as an electrician in Hamilton from June 1915 to May 1917.[4]
World War I
Campbell joined the Royal Flying from Toronto on May 19, 1917.[5][6] He destroyed 3 enemy aircraft and sent 4 out of control while flying Bristol F.2 Fighters in the No. 62 Squadron RAF. He was shot down and killed on October 9, 1918, over France.[7] Initially reported as missing,[8] he was eventually confirmed dead, and buried in Preseau.[9][10]
References
- ^ Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
- ^ a b 1900 United States Federal Census. Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbia Ward 3, Richland, South Carolina; Roll: 1539; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0088
- ^ "Campbell, Colin". Census search. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ UK, RAF Officer Service Records, 1918-1919. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives
- ^ UK, Royal Air Force Airmens' Service Records, 1918-1940, p. 180, File Number: 650
- ^ "Journals of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada". Journals of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada. 58 (2): 537. 1921.
- ^ Shores, Christopher F.; Franks, Norman L. R.; Guest, Russell (1990). Above the trenches: a complete record of the fighter aces and units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. London: Grub Street Publ. p. 96. ISBN 0948817194.
- ^ "Killed in Action". The Ottawa Evening Citizen. 12 December 1918.
- ^ Canada, Veterans Affairs (20 February 2019). "Lynn Campbell - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada". www.veterans.gc.ca. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Preseau Communal Cemetery". Commonwealth war graves commission. Retrieved 31 August 2025.