{"id":2025,"date":"2014-03-01T19:37:36","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T19:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/?page_id=2025"},"modified":"2025-01-10T09:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T09:45:38","slug":"john-santiago-campbell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/john-santiago-campbell\/","title":{"rendered":"John Santiago Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2025\" data-postid=\"2025\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2025 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_e09921a tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_adea0c7 first\">\n                    <!-- module box -->\n<div  class=\"module module-box tb_kp5w688 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <div class=\"module-box-content ui  tb_default_color\">\n                <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\"><h2><strong>Key Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>John Santiago Campbell<br><strong>DoB:\u00a0<\/strong>July 15 1891<br><strong>Regt:\u00a0<\/strong>Captain<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders attached Royal Flying Corps<br><strong>DoD:\u00a0<\/strong>September 28 1917<br><strong>Academic Career<\/strong>: CGS 1904-7. Boarder<br><strong>Biographical Information:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module box -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_8x9s886 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_0484ae6 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_392f821 first\">\n                    <!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_c2b147f \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   tb_default_color\">\n            <li class=\"builder-accordion-active\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-c2b147f-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-c2b147f-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                                                            Family Background:                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-c2b147f-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-c2b147f-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"accordion-content tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_m3vo951\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_0yjh951 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vyd2951   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>John Santiago was the eldest son of Archibald Jack Campbell and his wife Catherine Crawford. He was born in Spain where his father was working in a shipyard near Bilbao. Both his parents came from the Glasgow area. His maternal grandfather was a shipyard manager and his paternal grandfather is variously described as a foreman blacksmith and shipsmith. Archibald was born in Govan and had worked in J &amp; G Thomson\u2019s drawing office in the Clydebank Shipyard before going to work in Spain. When he married Catherine in 1889 he gave Spain as his home address. He was very successful in Spain and was awarded the Cruz de Merito, Naval.<\/p>\n<p>The young family moved to Barrow-in-Furness as Archibald got a job at Vickers Naval Construction Works. The Vickers company was at the forefront of airship design and construction. At least five more children were born 1893-1906. In about 1912 the family moved back to the Glasgow area as Archilbald became general manager of William Beardmore &amp; Company\u2019s Dalmuir Naval Construction Works, which was also involved with airships.<\/p>\n<p>Archibald became famous as the designer of the R34 which was the first airship to cross the Atlantic. It was piloted by Major George Scott CBE, who had married John\u2019s sister Jessie. She was interviewed\u00a0 just prior to the crossing and when she asked if she was worried she replied<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018<\/i><em>My father built her, my husband commands her. Why should I worry?\u2019<\/em><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately George Scott was the pilot of the R101 when it crashed in 1930 at Beauvais, France. He died with the majority of the crew and passengers<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-c2b147f-1\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-c2b147f-1-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Academic Record:                 <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-c2b147f-1-content\" data-id=\"acc-c2b147f-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_xpgh951\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_hg7y951 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4ghc951   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>John was an active member of the debating society speaking against the motion \u201c\u00a0<i>That the Press has more power than the pulpit<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And in the debate \u201c<i>That War is Justifiable<\/i>\u201d,\u00a0 the\u00a0<i>Carliol\u00a0<\/i>magazine reports that:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>He avowed that war was but a carnal instinct, and, as such, better fitted for beasts than men<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his final year he presented a book to the library \u201c<i>True to His Colours\u201d<\/i>\u00a0by Rev.Theodore P. Wilson.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-c2b147f-2\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-c2b147f-2-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            War Service:                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-c2b147f-2-content\" data-id=\"acc-c2b147f-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_3wtv951\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_3en0951 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rlgd951   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>John enlisted on October 29 1914 as a second lieutenant in the 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0battalion of Princess Louise\u2019s Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.<\/p>\n<p>John must have volunteered for the newly created Royal Flying Corps. In November 1916 he was wounded in a flying accident whilst still in the UK. \u00a0In May 1917 he graduated as a flying officer, was posted to 82 squadron and promoted to lieutenant. He was then sent to learn how to fly Bristol F2B two seat fighters. In August 1917 he was promoted to captain and on September 1 was posted to 20 squadron in France.<\/p>\n<p>On September 28, John\u2019s plane was one of eight Bristols which were sent up to\u00a0photograph German troops and positions.\u00a0They were attacked by 25 albatros aircraft and John\u2019s plane was last seen in combat near Menin. John and his observer George Tester were declared missing in action the next day. They had been shot down and buried by the Germans. It was some months before their deaths were officially confirmed.\u00a0In 1924 the CWGC exhumed their bodies and reburied them at Pont du Hem, France.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-c2b147f-3\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-c2b147f-3-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Battalion:                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-c2b147f-3-content\" data-id=\"acc-c2b147f-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_uyn0951\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_12vn951 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bqsz951   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Princess Louise\u2019s Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders attached Royal Flying Corps<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-c2b147f-4\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-c2b147f-4-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Other:                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-c2b147f-4-content\" data-id=\"acc-c2b147f-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_gti1951\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_89uz951 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eo84951   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>In the weeks following John\u2019s disappearance his father used his Spanish contacts in Madrid to inquire with the German authorities as to his son\u2019s fate.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-c2b147f-5\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-c2b147f-5-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Sources:                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-c2b147f-5-content\" data-id=\"acc-c2b147f-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_2sw2952\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_emj0952 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_67v0952   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Bob Sellwood<\/p>\n<p>National Archives WO374\/12105 and Air 1\/168\/15\/156\/4<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancestry.co.uk\/\">www.Ancestry.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CGS Memorial Register<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk\/\">www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Howard Campbell<\/p>\n<p>CWGC<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Information Name:\u00a0John Santiago Campbell DoB:\u00a0July 15 1891 Regt:\u00a0Captain\u00a0Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders attached Royal Flying Corps DoD:\u00a0September 28 1917 Academic Career: CGS 1904-7. Boarder Biographical Information: Family Background: John Santiago was the eldest son of Archibald Jack Campbell and his wife Catherine Crawford. 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