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A veteran interview with

Hannah Campbell

Corporal Hannah Campbell was in the Adjutant General’s Corps. In 2007, whilst serving in Iraq, the building she was in was caught in mortar fire…

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About Hannah Campbell

Corporal Hannah Campbell joined the armed forces in May 2002, working first with Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps before discovering a strong preference for soldiering and transferring to the Adjutant General’s Corps.

In 2007, Hannah and her partner received separate postings: hers to Iraq and his to Afghanistan. As they had a daughter together, they deemed Iraq the safer of the two options so Hannah left for Basra, but quickly realised it wasn’t going to be an easy environment to survive.

Hannah talks about her work on base amidst the constant mortar fire, recalling a number of near misses before sharing a vivid and horrifying account of the day she suffered a direct hit. She goes on to talk candidly about her return to England and her struggles with PTSD, as well as the long and difficult road to accepting the need for her leg to be amputated; after which she was finally able to move on with her life thanks to the intensive and remarkable rehab she received at Headley Court.

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Interviewed by:
Martin Bisiker
Reviewed by:
Caroline Barratt

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A veteran interview with

Hannah Campbell

Frame grab of a veteran of the AGC being interviewed

Corporal Hannah Campbell was in the Adjutant General’s Corps. In 2007, whilst serving in Iraq, the building she was in was caught in mortar fire…

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MLA Style:
Campbell, Hannah. A Veteran Interview with Hannah Campbell. Interview by Martin Bisiker. Legasee, 9 Mar. 2016 https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/hannah-campbell/. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
APA Style:
Campbell, H. (2016, March 9). A Veteran Interview with Hannah Campbell [Interview by Martin Bisiker]. Legasee. Retrieved April 23, 2026, from https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/hannah-campbell/
Chicago Style:
Campbell, Hannah. 2016. A Veteran Interview with Hannah Campbell. Interview by Martin Bisiker. Legasee, March 9. Accessed April 23, 2026. https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/hannah-campbell/
Harvard Style:
Campbell, H. (2016). A Veteran Interview with Hannah Campbell. [Interviewed by Martin Bisiker]. Legasee, 9 March. Available at https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/hannah-campbell/ (Accessed: 23 April 2026)
Vancouver Style:
Campbell, H. A Veteran Interview with Hannah Campbell [Internet]. Interview by M. Bisiker. Legasee; 2016 Mar 9 [cited 2026 Apr 23]. Available from: https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/hannah-campbell/
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