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Richard Hugh CAMERON

Regimental number1633
Place of birthCasterton, Victoria
SchoolDigby State School, Vcitoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressDigby, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Duncan Cameron, Digby PO, Digby, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied in NZ Stationary Hospital, buried at Hazebrouck Cemetery.
FateNo details of fate entered on Nominal Roll
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death22.6
Place of burialHazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 26), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Duncan and E.A. CAMERON, Digby, Victoria. Native of Casterton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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