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William Ewart Campbell
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Physician.
Born at Minnedosa on 5 November 1885, son of James Campbell and Elizabeth Campbell (1844-1912), he moved to Winnipeg as an infant. He received a BA degree from the University of Manitoba (1908) and graduated from the Manitoba Medical College in 1912. He took postgraduate studies in eye, ear, nose, and throat at Glasgow, Edinbugh, and London. In 1916, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served with the Canadian Army Medical Corps.
After returning to Winnipeg following his military discharge, he opened a practice in ophthalmology and served in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Winnipeg General Hospital. Made a lecturer in the Department in 1931, he became a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Manitoba in 1940 and held the post until retirement in 1947. He served as President of the Manitoba Medical Association (1939-1940).
He was married twice, first to nurse Evelyn Somerville (1890-1930) with whom he had four sons: William Murray Campbell, James Stevenson “Steve” Campbell, Robert Campbell, and William Douglas “Bill” Campbell (1930-2001). On 21 November 1931, he married nurse Millicent Thornton Marlow (1899-1960) at Winnipeg. He was a member of the Manitoba Club and St. Luke's Anglican Church. He was living in Suite C - Hugo Apartments at the time of his death.
He died at the Deer Lodge Hospital on 7 April 1959 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
Death registration [Evelyn McKenzie Campbell], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [William Ewart Campbell, Millicent Thornton Marlow], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Dr. W. E. Campbell retired professor,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 April 1959, page 20.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 August 2025
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