| Regimental number | 4769 |
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | 168 Easey Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 125 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Cameron, 70 Oxford Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4769A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | enlisted 6 December 1915 - 5th Bn 15th Reinforcements; taken on strength 60th Bn 20 April 1916. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Found guilty, Ferry PPost, 1 June 1916, of disobedience of orders, in that he ate portion of his iron rations without orders: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 680105: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-1919.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CAMERON Leslie George
Red Cross File No 680105 |
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