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Archibald William CAMERON

Regimental number1231
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
SchoolRoman Catholic, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTruck porter
Address643 Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Cameron, 643 Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 June 1918
Place of death or woundingSailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France
Age at death22.3
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 10), Sailly-Laurette, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Neil and Rose CAMERON, 133 Chelmsford Road, North Perth, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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