Sandy Campbell (British Army officer)

Alexander Fraser Campbell
Nickname(s)Sandy
Born(1898-05-02)2 May 1898
Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died18 October 1940(1940-10-18) (aged 42)
Whitley Common, Coventry, England
Buried
London Road Cemetery, Coventry
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1940
RankSecond Lieutenant
Service number135004
UnitRoyal Engineers
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsGeorge Cross

Alexander Fraser Campbell, GC (2 May 1898 – 18 October 1940), known as Sandy Campbell, was a British Army officer of the Royal Engineers who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for conspicuous gallantry in defusing a bomb in October 1940.

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