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Ian Alistair CAMERON

Regimental number917
Place of birthBanchory, Kincardine Shire, Scotland
SchoolBanchory Central Agricultural College, Aberdeen, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMental attendant
AddressHospital for Insane, Claremont, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 8"
Weight172 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Cameron, Waulkmill, Invercannie, Banchory, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed 3 years in the 7th Bn Gordon Highlanders, Banchory, Scotland
Enlistment date1 September 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Margaret CAMERON, Waulkmill, Invercannie, Banchory, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CAMERON Ian Alistair

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