CAMERON, Oscar
| Service Number: | 3367 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Shelbourne Academy, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Occupation: | Ship's officer |
| Died: | Heart failure, due to chronic Bright’s Disease, No. 3 New Zealand General Hospital, Codford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 24 January 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Codford St. Mary (St. Mary) New Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Plot 98 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3367, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3367, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3367, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 24th January…… Pte Oscar Cameron was born at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1873.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) in Melbourne, Victoria on 20th February, 1917 as a 36 year old, single, Ship’s Officer.
Private Oscar Cameron embarked from Sydney on HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) on 16th July, 1917 with the 59th Infantry Battalion, 9th Reinforcements. Whilst at Capetown, on the journey from Australia to England, he was absent without leave for 2 days from 16th August to 18th August, 1917 & as a result forfeited 4 days pay. Private Cameron disembarked at Liverpool, England on 16th September, 1917.
On 17th September, 1917 Private Cameron was marched in to 15th Training Battalion at Hurdcott, Wiltshire where he would receive further training before being sent to the War Front.
He was admitted to Hospital at Codford, Wiltshire on 22nd December, 1917.
Private Oscar Cameron died on 24th January, 1918 at 4.45 p.m. at No. 3 New Zealand General Hospital, Codford, Wiltshire. A Post Mortem was completed on 25th January, 1918 & the cause of death was “Heart failure, due to chronic Bright’s Disease.” Later notifications in Private Cameron’s service record stated he died of Chronic Nephritis (Inflammation of kidneys).
He was buried in St Mary’s New Churchyard (Anzac Cemetery), Codford, Wiltshire, England, where 30 other WW1 Australian War Graves, 66 WW1 New Zealand & 1 UK Soldier are laid to rest.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/codford---st-marys.html
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