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CAMERON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1925 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915, Enlisted in Brisbane, Queensland, after basic training transferred to 15th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, 29 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Bonhill Public School, Dumberton Shire, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Panel 45,Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1925, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Brisbane, Queensland, after basic training transferred to 15th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement. | |
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| 16 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1925, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1925, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1925, 15th Infantry Battalion, Court of inquiry convened in Serapeum, April 1916, concluded Private William Cameron was killed in action, Gallipoli Peninsula on 8th August 1915. |
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