Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Pilot Officer Kenneth Peter Campbell RCAF 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 22 May 1922 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 23
    Christening: 
          Death: 24 Apr 1944 - Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England ( at age 21) 23,2316
         Burial: After 24 Apr 1944 - Harrogate, Yorkshire, England 23
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1922, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Alt. Burial: Cir 1943, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 250917:

In all liklihood he is not buried at St. Luke's but is commemorated there with his family. 

•  Alt. Death: Cir 1943. 

•  Military: # J.90947; 425 Squadron, Cir 1943, Germany. Died Overseas during a training mission in WWI. 

•  Alt. Burial: HARROGATE (STONEFALL) CEMETERY, After 24 Apr 1944, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. 
Pilot Officer (Air Gunner)CAMPBELL, KENNETH PETER
Service Number J/90947
Died 24/04/1944
Aged 22
425 Sqdn. 
Royal Canadian Air Force 
Son of Peter Robertson Campbell and Victoria May Campbell, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Buried at HARROGATE (STONEFALL) CEMETERY  </find-a-cemetery/cemetery/46040/harrogate-(stonefall)-cemetery/>
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom 
Number of casualties: 1014 
Cemetery/memorial reference: Sec. B. Row B. Grave 5.


130921

Note that his name appears on a memorial stone at St. Luke's in Saanich (Victoria) along with the name of his grandmother (Agnes Forrest Robertson Campbell) and that in almost certain liklihood the remains of neither were buries there. [CM]. 

•  Burial: After 14 Sep 1956, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Peter Robertson Campbell 5,2327
         Mother: Victoria May Morry 5,2327
Notes
General:
260917 from Barb Prescott:

Later I want to research a bit more about Kenneth Peter Campbell who is also noted on one of the gravestones in the grave, although I gather that his remains aren't at St. Luke's. He was evidently the son of Peter Robertson Campbell and Victoria May Campbell. He died in Yorkshire, UK on 24th April 1944 at age 22. See this link:
<http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2623435/CAMPBELL,%20KENNETH%20PETER>

Five other Canadians were with him and are buried in Harrogate cemetery in UK.

On RAFCommands.com this message is posted by "jayjay":

"RCAF 425 squadron training accident
On 24th April 1944, a HALIFAX (MZ525) flying from Tholthorpe Airfield in Yorkshire on a training flight, crashed near Topcliffe, killing the crew of 9, comprising 6 Canadians, 2 Brits and 1 American.
One of the Canadians was my mother's cousin, Sgt David Pickering. He was 22, and when he died was part of the RACF 425 ALOUETTE squadron.
While it has been relatively easy to find details of the operations he took part in from the National Archives (the last one seems to have been on 20/21 April on board LW 377 "G" and the crew members are listed), I am unable to find any information about the accident on 24th. I have the names of all 9 crew (why 9? - there were generally 7, sometimes 8 in a Halifax) but nothing more.
There must have been some sort of inquiry, and seeing how well documented the operations were, there must be some documents about the accident somewhere.
Can anyone point me in the right direction please? "
This response came back:
"Hi ,

according to the A-B RAF serials book for MAxxx-MZxxx:
MZ525 425 Sq Spun into ground off turn 2 1/2 m NE of Topcliffe during fighter affiliation, 24.4.44.

So it means crew were doing practice in shooting down fighter by camera gun. This from my point of view also answers your question why there were so many aboard - I suppose most of them were AGs or WOP/Ags?

So as it was not operational sortie there will be not detailed info in the ORB - possibly only a short note in the summary.

For more details you can try to contact RAF Museum Hendon and ask for Flying Accident Card of MZ525 - there could be some more details about the last flight.

Pavel"

Lorne Butteris Campbell 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 20 Aug 1904 - Montreal, Québec, Canada 454
    Christening: 
          Death: Sep 1994 - Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada ( at age 90) 454
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William Stephenson Campbell 454
         Mother: Emily Hildah Butteris 454
Spouses and Children 
1. *Phyllis 454 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Notes
General:
Email from Pete Gilbert on 03/08/01: Lorne's family are the Toronto part of the family. His daughter moved to the US years ago, and his son now spends most of the year living on a boat in Florida or the West Indies, but his children still live in Toronto. I haven't documented all of them.

Malcolm Campbell 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth Beaumont 1281 
       Marriage:
Margaret Jane Campbell 
      Sex: F
AKA: Jen Campbell 97, Margaret Lane Campbell 2713
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 22 Dec 1863 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 176
    Christening: 
          Death: 6 Jan 1952 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 88) 176
         Burial: After 6 Jan 1952 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 176
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Residence: Darling St., 30 Mar 1886, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: Duckworth St., 1888-1889, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Emigration: From Newfoundland, 1910, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Living: 1917, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Arrival: 1919, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Census: 1921 Census of household of John Le Messurier, 1921, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 2272 6th Ave. W. 

•  Alt. Death: 1950.
Parents 
         Father: William Campbell 141,1282
         Mother: Jane Judith Cole Hearder 1282
Spouses and Children 
1. *John Henry Le Messurier 213,2559 
       Marriage: 23 Jun 1885 - Campbelltown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2765

Marriage Events

•  Alt. Marriage: 23 Jun 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 180806:

BDM notes that marriage was reported on 30 June 1885 in: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 2) Evening Mercury (then Evening Herald) 1882-1920

Bride was the youngest daughter of William Campbell. Marriage performed at the residence of the bride's father. 

•  Minister/Priest: Rev. William Kendall, 23 Jun 1885, Campbelltown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Marriage Notice: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. LEMESSURIER, John   H.  married  Margaret   Jane   Campbell.   youngest   daughter   of Wm. C.   Campbell   on       Campelltown   at   the   residence   of   the   bride's father   by   Rev.   Kendall 
30   June,   1885   C   M. 
       Children:
                1. Flora Morry Le Messurier
                2. William Percyvil Victor Le Messurier
                3. Pte. Cyril Le Messurier
                4. Herbert Stanley Le Messurier
                5. Elizabeth Hearder Le Messurier
                6. Margaret Campbell Le Messurier
Notes
General:
Clive LeMessurier's FTM file incorrectly shows her year of birth as 1600!

031106: Note from Cynthia Kirby Deade - Great-granny came back to Newfoundland when her husband died in 1939.

291111: From Newfoundland Quarterly The Campbell's third daughter, Margaret Jane, was married to the commission merchant John H. LeMessurier who was a partner of Colin Campbell. She was living in Vancouver in 1917 and possibly stayed there the rest of her life.

091211: Actually according to information provided by a relative on the Kirby website, she moved back to St. John's again after her husband died and lived with her daughter Flora for the rest of her life.

Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Joseph Peter Pious Campbell 2763
         Mother: Grace Gertrude Wheeler 2763
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. William Bremner
Living 
      Sex: F
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Mary Lodivia Campbell 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 4 Jan 1911 - Montreal, Québec, Canada 454
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William Stephenson Campbell 454
         Mother: Emily Hildah Butteris 454
Spouses and Children 
1. *Ronald Ogston Gilbert 454 
       Marriage: 23 Jun 1938 - Montreal, Québec, Canada 454
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. John Campbell Gilbert
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living

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