Regimental number | 1316 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Coburg, Victoria |
School | Xavier College, Kew, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | ... |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 6' 1" |
Weight | 180 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, E A Cameron, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Helena Vale, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 233 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5A), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1880 Driver Ewen Anthony CAMERON, 6th Mechanical Transport Company, returned to Australia, 30 October 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Egypt on on board HT 'Suevic', 28 April 1915 (venereal disease); discharged (medically unfit: stricture of urethia), Melbourne, 8 July 1915. Embarked Adelaide with 32nd Bn on board HT 'Geelong', 28 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 17 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAMERON Duncan Peter |