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George C. CAMERON

Regimental number559
Place of birthKirkcaldy Scotland
ReligionBaptist
OccupationSaddler
Address'Annsthorpe', Fifth Avenue, Wilston, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Anne Cameron, Annsthorpe, Fifth Avenue, Eildon Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date18 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Two ships left from Melbourne carrying the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D: HMAT A62, 'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 5 November 1915
Two ships left from Melbourne carrying the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D: HMAT A62, 'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 May 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Stated to be George Carstairs Cameron on NR
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death21 January 1989

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