{"id":1762,"date":"2016-01-09T16:48:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-09T16:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2021-10-30T10:11:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T10:11:18","slug":"campany-william-charles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/01\/campany-william-charles\/","title":{"rendered":"Campany, William Charles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9385 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Campany-William-C-2-1015.jpg\" alt=\"William Campany\" width=\"210\" height=\"477\" data-wp-pid=\"9385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Campany-William-C-2-1015.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Campany-William-C-2-1015-132x300.jpg 132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1763 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Campany-W-Campany-H-1114.jpg\" alt=\"Campany\" width=\"410\" height=\"411\" data-wp-pid=\"1763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Campany-W-Campany-H-1114.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Campany-W-Campany-H-1114-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Campany-W-Campany-H-1114-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/>William Charles Campany<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Rank:<\/em>\u00a0Private<\/p>\n<p><em>Regiment:<\/em>\u00a0&#8216;A&#8217; Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment<\/p>\n<p><em>Parents:<\/em>\u00a0Mr Frank and Mrs Emma Campany (Nee Herrion)<\/p>\n<p><em>Brothers<\/em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/01\/campany-herbert-walter\/\">Herbert Walter Campany<\/a>\u00a0&amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ww1rollofhonour.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/04\/campany-f\/\">Frederick J S Campany<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Address:<\/em>\u00a030 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings<\/p>\n<p><em>Other Info:<\/em>\u00a0Machine Gun Section. Wounded at the Battle of Aisne. According to CWGC, William died aged 23 on 25th September 1915. He is remembered at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cwgc.org\/find-a-cemetery\/cemetery\/33800\/ST.%20MARY'S%20A.D.S.%20CEMETERY,%20HAISNES\">St Mary&#8217;s ADS Cemetery<\/a>, Haisnes, grave reference V.C.18.<\/p>\n<p>An article in the Hastings and St Leonards Observer provides the following information:<\/p>\n<p>HASTINGS MACHINE GUNNER KILLED<\/p>\n<p>Sergeant W H Webb (machine gun section, 2nd Royal Sussex) in a letter to Mrs Campany, 30 Cambridge Gardens, describes how the latter&#8217;s son Private W Campany was killed.<\/p>\n<p>He says: &#8211; &#8220;I was the sergeant in charge of his gun on the 25th (November), we got forward right up to the enemies&#8217; wire and then got orders to retire. We started crawl back and your son was hit by a bullet and I lost sight of him. Two privates and myself were the only ones to get back safe, the others were either killed or wounded.<\/p>\n<p>The following day as I was walking round I found your son&#8217;s body; he had been shot in the neck. I take it he was just going to have a smoke as he had a packet of Woodbines in his hand. I am very sorry to say I did not have time to bury him as we were relieved from the trenches the same afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>As we were coming up to the trenches last week I happened to come across a grave and to my great surprise it was Willie&#8217;s; he had been buried by the Black Watch. So I got two men to cut some turf and put over the grave, also another cross and some white stones and shell cases all round to make it look respectable. I was all I could do for him.<\/p>\n<p>His death was a great loss to me as he was our oldest gunner. I miss him very much as we were always together in and out the trenches. He was also greatly liked by all the section and they send their deepest sympathy to you&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Published:<\/em>\u00a0November 1914 &amp; October 1915<\/p>\n<p>Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this\u00a0person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Charles Campany Rank:\u00a0Private Regiment:\u00a0&#8216;A&#8217; Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Parents:\u00a0Mr Frank and Mrs Emma Campany (Nee Herrion) Brothers:\u00a0Herbert Walter Campany\u00a0&amp; Frederick J S Campany Address:\u00a030 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings Other Info:\u00a0Machine Gun Section. Wounded at the Battle of Aisne. According to CWGC, William died aged 23 on 25th September 1915. 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