CAMERON, Richard
| Service Number: | 224 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brass Finisher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 224, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 224, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 2 Mar 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 224, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Father
Sibling:
Eldest Brother Vernon C Cameron
c/o Mr Thomas McFarlane, Glenville River, Philip (Taylors Restaurant),
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Brother Norman Cameron (living in Scotland)
Brother William Cameron (in service)
Brother A B Cameron (living in Nova Scotia, Canada)
Sister Isabella Robertson (nee Cameron - living in Scotland)
Sister Jane Donald (nee Cameron - living in Scotland)
Next of kin in service:
Brother Colonel-Sergeant William Cameron
Rangoon Infantry, Burmah
Previous service:
Volunteer Garison Artillery
Richard had been an Apprentice in Aberdeen Scotland, with John Blackie for 6 years.
Richard last lived at 17 Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia.
Described on enlisting as 33 years 10 months old; single; 5' 6" tall; 127 lbs;
fresh complexion; brown eyes; dark brown hair; birth mark on left foot; Presbyterian.
22/8/1914 Enlisted in Morphettville, South Australia
22/8/1914 Commanding Officer appointed Richard to E Company, 10th Infantry Battalion,
at Morphettville Camp
20/10/1914 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, on board HMAT Ascanius A11
as a Private in E Company, 10th Infantry Battalion
2/3/1915 Embarked from Alexandria, Egypt, on board Ionian, to join Mediterranean Expeditionary
Force in Gallipoli
2/5/1915 killed in action at the Dardanelles, Gallipoli
buried in: no known grave
He is commemorated with his name on Panel 32 of the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula,
Canakkale Province, Turkey.
His name is located at Panel 58 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
Medals:
1914-15 Star (4069); British War medal (4568); Victory medal (4567);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (305744).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 12/3/2015. Lest we forget.
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