Regimental number | 3089 |
Place of birth | Casterton, Victoria |
School | Henty State School No 2020, Victoria |
Other training | Portland College, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Geraldton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C M Cameron, Guildford PO, Guildford, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Fought in the Boer War in South Africa. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 42 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 26), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Henty State School No 2020 Honour Roll, Victoria. Parents: Donald and Eliza CAMERON; husband of Catherine CAMERON, Chapman Road, Bluff Point, Western Australia. Native of Casterton, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 29720 Driver Colin Fletcher CAMERON, 2nd Division Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 1 July 1919; Captain Robert Miles Fletcher CAMERON, Australian Army Medical Corps, returned to Australia, 8 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |