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Henry Gervais Lovett CAMERON

Place of birthKew, Victoria
ReligionProtestant
Address'Rockleigh', George Street, East Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs H G L Cameron, c/o Vale and Cameron, 5 Hamilton Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment dateNO ENTRY
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name5th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Mention in Despatches awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).
Recommendation date: 12 October 1916

Distinguished Service Order


Recommendation date: 20 September 1918

Military Cross


Recommendation date: July 1916

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 14 August 1919
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

Military Cross


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

Discharge date3 November 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 14 August 1919; disembarked, 3 September 1919; discharged, 3 November 1919.

Medals: Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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