Regimental number | 2618 |
Place of birth | Maffra, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Maffra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Norman Cameron, Maffra, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 24 July 1915 - 22nd Bn, 6th Reinforcements; taken on strength, 7th Bn, 24 February 1916; 59th Bn, 3 April 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and proceeded to join, 7th Bn from 6th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 24 February 1916; taken on strength of 7th Bn, Serapeum, 24 February 1916. Admitted to No Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 20 March 1916 (mumps); discharged, 24 March 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn from 2nd Training Bn, 26 March 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 3 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presumed buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Statement, Red Cross File No 680106, 5797 Pte J.M. FLINN, 59th Bn (patient, No 2 General Hospital (Casino), Havre), 13 October 1916: 'I saw him wounded in the front line trenches ... on the Somme, shot through the shoulder by a sniper, badly wounded ... [illegible]. He was carried ... [illegible] to the dressing station ... [illegible]' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAMERON Norman
Red Cross file 680106 |