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John Archibald CAMERON

Regimental number901
Place of birthWest Perth, Western Australia
SchoolNewcastle Street State School, West Perth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith's striker
Address1024 Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Ellen Cameron, 19 Dudley Street, West Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 July 1915
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
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateDied of disease 26 November 1918
Age at death20.8
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
19
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ellen CAMERON, 215 Royal Street, East Perth, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsCousin: Lt Donald Cameron, Trench Mortar Battery, killed in action in France.

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