William Robert Campion KCMG DSO (1870 - 1951)

Born 3 Jul 1870 in St. George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Katharine Mary (Byron) Campion — married 5 Jul 1894 in Wilton Place, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1951 at age 80 in Hassocks, Sussex, England

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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lewes Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 4th Baronet Preceded by Sir Francis Newdigate Newdegate

Colonel Sir William Robert Campion KCMG DSO TD DL Parliament of the United Kingdom Member of Parliament for Lewes 1910—1924 Government offices Governor of Western Australia 1924—1931

Succeeded by Member of Parliament for Lewes Rear-Admiral Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish Succeeded by Vacant—Title next held by Sir James Mitchell

Biography

William Campion KCMG DSO is Notable.

William Robert Campion was born on the 3 July 1870, the son of William Henry Campion and Gertrude Brand (second daughter of Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden and Baron Dacre of Gillesland), his birth being registered in the 3rd Quarter at St. George Hanover Square.^[1][2]
William was baptised on the 27th July 1870, at St Simon Zelotes, Chelsea.^[3]

William Robert Campion "distinguished himself in the armed forces, serving in World War I as Lieutenant-Colonel in the 4th batallion Royal Sussex Regiment and being awarded the D.S.O. At home he was a justice of the peace, and deputy lieutenant for Sussex. His term of office as Member of Parliament for the Lewes Division of Sussex between 1910 and 1924, was followed by his appointment as Governor of Western Australia in which he continued until 1931".^[4]

Danny Park, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex seat of the Campion family.

William's command of the 4th Battalion had him serving on the Gallipoli Peninsula; afterwards commanding the 15th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, in France, then transferring to the 6th Bedford Regiment. In addition to being awarded the DSO, he was also Mentioned in Despatches three times. William also served with the army of occupation in Germany, after having returned to the Royal Sussex Regiment.

William Robert Campion passed away on the 2 January 1951, in Hassocks, Sussex, England, aged80 years, his death being registered in the 1st Quarter at Cuckfield.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales births, deaths and marriages registrations, General Register Office United Kingdom, Southport, England, HM Passport Office online search Births: Name: CAMPION, WILLIAM ROBERT, Mother's Maiden Surname: BRAND, GRO Reference: 1870 S Quarter in SAINT GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 306
2. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2549A 1939 Register (Series RG101)
3. ↑ Board of Guardian Records and Church of England Parish Registers. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p74/sim/001
4. ↑ National Archives UK; East Sussex Record Office: THE DANNY ARCHIVES; Date: 1341 - 1933; Creator: Dacre family of Danny Park, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex; Goring family of Wiston, Sussex; Campion family of Danny Park, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex; Courthope family of Danny Park, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex
5. ↑ England & Wales births, deaths and marriages registrations, General Register Office United Kingdom, Southport, England, HM Passport Office online search Deaths: Name: CAMPION, WILLIAM ROBERT, Age at Death (in years): 80, GRO Reference: 1951 M Quarter in CUCKFIELD Volume 05H Page 264

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFDQ-429 : 16 November 2020), William Robert Campion in entry for William Henry Campion, 1871.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27W-LJH6 : 11 December 2017), William R Campion, Dover St James The Apostle, Kent, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 13, Piece/Folio 1001/90, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,452.
• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:48XW-76Z : 25 November 2020), William R Campion in household of William H Campion, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Sussex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSNY-5CX : 20 May 2019), William Campion, Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing North Horsham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X71Q-7HD : 12 July 2019), William Robert Campion, Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• Father's Death "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q269-KK9K : 26 October 2019), Lieutenant Colonel W R Campion in entry for Colonel William Henry Campion, 06 Dec 1923; citing Obituary, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, page , Records extracted by FindMyPast and images digitized by FamilySearch. The British Library, London; FHL microfilm 102,001,334.

See also:

• Wikipedia: William_Campion
• Wikidata: Item Q2578236, en:Wikipedia

• Debrett, John, C. F. J. Hankinson, and Arthur G. M. Hesilrige. Debretts peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage ...: comprises information concerning persons bearing hereditary or courtesy titles, privy councillors, knights, companions of the various orders, and the collateral branches of all peers and baronets. London: Odhams Press, 1947. Page 185