Regimental number | 2810 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Rushworth, Victoria |
School | Rushworth State School; Melbourne Continuation School (subsequently renamed Melbourne High School); Working Men's College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Rushworth, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, C Cameron, Rushworth, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 1283 QMS Hugh Gillies Cameron SPENCE, Camel Corps, discharged, 1 December 1916; 2nd Lt William CAMERON, 9th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 4 September 1915; 2932 Pte Hugh James CAMERON, 8th Bn,returned to Australia, 12 January 1919; |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Total service: 1112 days (of which 854 days were abroad). Discharged as being medically unfit. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II as V365111, 13th Bn, Volunteer Defence Corps, 16 April 1942-31 October 1945 (appointed Lieutenant, 31 July 1942; Captain, 6 January 1943). |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 72 |
Place of burial | New Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria |