Sir Campbell Wylie’s story explored in cemetery walk

• Published date: 15 April 2024
• Publication title: Bush Telegraph

Sir Campbell, born in Dannevirke in 1905, was a prominent lawyer who went on to become a judge, serving overseas

According to information from the Gallery of History, his father, William, died when he was 2. His mother would go on to remarry an editor of the Dannevirke Evening News.

It appears William senior was a merchant, as there was a business known as Wylie and Co. merchants. The two-storey building was opposite the post office and was considered a landmark until it was demolished in the 1960s.

William Campbell Wylie attended Dannevirke High School and went to study law at Auckland University.

Following his graduation in 1928, he practised until World War II where he served in the legal department of the army in the Pacific and in the Middle East, according to Wikipedia.

The article states he joined the Colonial Legal Service in British Malaya and was appointed Attorney-General of Barbados before going on to serve as Chief Justice in Sarawak and Borneo.

He was knighted in 1963 for services to...