Norman R Campbell
South Melbourne Rowing Club (VIC) now Albert Park South Melbourne Rowing Club (VIC)
Norman Reece Campbell was a South Melbourne Rowing Club coxswain who also served in WWI.
The only recorded wins prior to WWI were:
1913 - Sale Regatta, Lightweight Maiden Four, cox - First
1913 - Bairnsdale Regatta, Lightweight Maiden Four, cox - First
He enlisted in February 1915, just before his 21st birthday. He was single whose occupation was shown as a collector. He had kept his weight low still coming in at 8 stone.
Norman suffered from tachycardia and asthma whilst in the military.
In 1918, Norman was wounded with a severe gun shot wound to the right knee. He was returned to Australia and no doubt suffered from that injury for the rest of his life.
Andrew Guerin
July 2021
Sources:
- NAA: B2455, CAMPBELL N R
- The Victorian Oarsman by John Lang, Massina & Co, 1919