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William CAMERON

Place of birthRockhampton, Queensland
SchoolAllenstown State School, Queensland
OccupationDentist
AddressGlencoe Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinThomas Cameron, Glencoe Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Port Curtis Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date26 May 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name26th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Brettoneux, 1918 France
Age at death27
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1010 Sergeant James CAMERON, 42nd Bn, returned to Australia, 3 March 1919; 58188 Pte John CAMERON, 9th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1918.

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