Regimental number | 1631 |
Place of birth | Prahran, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Merbein, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Cameron, Mildura, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
Five times rejected, but accepted on 6th try; after 2 illnesses in camp was discharged as medically unfit. Dropping his first name (Kenneth), offered himself again and was accepted; promoted Reg QMS in England; relinquished his position and went to France as a private. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 13), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Jane CAMERON, Merbein, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |