Lewis Gordon Campbell, O.B.E., died in London on April 22nd, 1944, at the age of 59.
He entered the Royal School of Mines in 1903, and completed the mining and metallurgy course in 1907, obtaining a first-class Associateship in both mining and metallurgy. As the holder of one of the Institution’s post-graduate scholarships he worked for a year at the Knights Deep mine, Johannesburg.
In 1908 he returned to England in order to take up an appointment as mining engineer with the Companhia da Zambezia, Tete, Portuguese East Africa, which employment he began in March, 1909. His work there was varied, and he also carried on a general consulting and private mining business, being part owner of the Machinja gold mine.
On the outbreak of war in 1914 he joined the Intelligence Department at the War Office, and from February, 1915, until April, 1919, he served as Captain in the Intelligence Corps, G.H.Q., being twice mentioned in despatches and receiving the O.B.E. He was also awarded the distinction of Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur.
In 1920 he resumed his mining and prospecting activities in Portuguese East Africa and Southern Rhodesia. In 1923 he returned to England and subsequently became a member of the London Stock Exchange.
Mr. Campbell was elected a Student of the Institution in 1907 and was transferred to Associateship in 1910.
Vol. 54, Trans I.M.M. 1944-5, pp. 260-61
