Date: 21/04/2024
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LSgt. Thomas Whawell 'Whay' Campion
At the end of the war Whay Campion was very ill with tuberculosis. He moved to a remote hut in Snowdonia, raised sheep, and recovered from his illness. He met and married his wife Dorothy and became a well respected mountain guide at Capel Curig. Photo courtesy of his son Andy Campion. Extract from Commando Association newsletter 10 March 1950.
Cpl. T. W. Campion (11 and 9 Cdos) of "Hofan", Bettws-y-Coed, N. Wales, having returned in October from the Arctic is now getting ready for a mountaineering expedition to the far North of Norway. Climbing one unclimbed peak on the Sweden/Finland border and the collecting of data on plant and animal life are amongst the objects of the trip."
Brief service details taken from Service Record
Final rank Lance Sergeant (war substantive Corporal)
19-10-39 enlisted Sherwood Foresters service no.4978529.
27-04-40 disembarked France with 2/5th Sherwood Foresters.
Jun 1940 disembarked UK.
16-08-40 attached No.11 Commando.
10-11-40 attached 2 Special Service Bn.,
Mar 1941 attached No.9 Commando.
16-03-41 to 04-04-41 STC Lochailort.
08-01-42 to 23-01-42 STC Achnacarry.
16-11-41 (No.9 Commando) embarked on operation.
27-11-41 disembarked UK
06-07-42 to 13-07-42 Reception Centre Lochailort.
28-10-42 (No.9 Commando) embarked for service overseas.
19-06-45 (No.9 Commando) embarked for UK.
1946 released to reserve list.
