Background
CAMPBELL, William Pitcairn was born on June 20, 1856. Son of Pitcairn Campbell of 38 Lower Belgrave Street, South-west, and Beomands, Chertsey.
CAMPBELL, William Pitcairn was born on June 20, 1856. Son of Pitcairn Campbell of 38 Lower Belgrave Street, South-west, and Beomands, Chertsey.
Eton; Sandhurst.
William Campbell was commissioned into the King"s Royal Rifle Corps in 1875. He served in Sudan between 1884 and 1885. His battalion served in South Africa between 1899 and 1901, during the Second Boer War, and he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in command of the battalion on 25 January 1900.
He was then appointed Commander 3rd Brigade in 1904 and General Officer Commanding 5th Division in 1909.
He moved on to be General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Command from 1914 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Command from 1916. He retired in 1918. In 1916, he was appointed Colonel of the Highland Light Infantry, succeeding General Sir Henry Hildyard.
Clubs: Naval and Military, First Rate (at Lloyd's) macks, Marylebone Cricket Club