Regimental number | 2561 |
Place of birth | Port Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Tinsmith |
Address | 45 Whitehall Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ellen May Cameron, c/o Fred Smale, The Basin, Bayswater, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crate Cemetery (Plot XII, Row K, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and the late Mrs CAMERON; husband of Mrs E.M. CAMERON. Born at Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |