Perth in Lanark County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Capt. Harry D. Campbell and Major Alex. R. Campbell

They Died, That Others Could Live

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 28, 2023

1. Capt. Harry D. Campbell and Major Alex. R. Campbell Marker

Inscription.
Capt. Harry D. Campbell
July 31, 1879 - July 30, 1917.
Killed in Action France.
[World War I]
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Also his son
Major Alex. R. Campbell
March 8, 1910 - Dec. 25, 1943.
Killed in Action Italy.
[World War II]

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 44° 54.916′ N, 76° 15.693′ W. Memorial is in Perth, Ontario, in Lanark County. It can be reached from Dufferin Road. Marker is in Section D2 of Elmwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 165 Dufferin Road, Perth ON K7H 3B4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Haliburton Highlands to Ottawa Valley

and in Eastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Andrew Ronald Gamble (here, next to this marker); Lieut. Alexander W. Kippen, D.L.S. (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); House of Industry of Lanark County Burial Site (about 90 meters away); McLaren-Stewart Mausoleum Agreement (about 150 meters away); St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Reverend William Bell (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Matheson, the Merchant (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Matheson House / La Maison Matheson (approx. 1.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perth.

Regarding Capt. Harry D. Campbell and Major Alex. R. Campbell.

Although not unique, it is hard to imagine the anguish of a wife and mother to have lost both her husband and child in the two World Wars.

Also see . . .
1. Captain Harry Davies Campbell [The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM)]. (Submitted on September 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Alexander Railton “Alex” Campbell (Canadian War Museum Supply Line). (Submitted on September 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 28, 2023

2. Capt. Harry D. Campbell and Major Alex. R. Campbell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.