Arthur John CAMERON

CAMERON, Arthur John

Service Number: 60
Enlisted: 13 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Mount Barker, South Australia, 26 February 1889
Home Town: Mount Barker, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Painter
Died: 13 August 1959, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

13 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 60, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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13 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
18 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 60, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
14 Aug 1916: Discharged AIF WW1
Date unknown: Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography

Born  Arthur John Wellington CAMERON  26 February 1889 in Mount Barker, South Australia.
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 433 Page: 12 District: MtB.)

Father Peter CAMERON  (b. 1847 - d. 1905 South Australia) and
Mother Elizabeth (nee MINARD) - (b. 1866 - d. _____).

31/12/1910       Married  Edith May Olive (nee Reddaway) - b. 25-2-1895 - d. _____,
                        living at Churchill Street, Adelaide, South Australia

Siblings:
Sister     Louisa Myrtle Cameron  (b. 22/3/1886 Mount Barker SA - d. ____)
Brother   Robert James Roy Cameron  (b. 24/1/1893 Mount Barker SA - d. ____)
Sister     Lilian Victoria May Cameron (b. 23/7/1896 Mount Barker SA - d. ____)

Described on enlisting as 26 years 5 months old; married; 5' 4 1/4" tall; 135 lbs;
medium complexion; grey eyes; dark hair; Presbyterian

9/7/1915           Completed medical at Keswick - fit for service

13/7/1915         Enlisted in Keswick, South Australia

16/8/1915         Commanding Officer appointed Arthur to A Company, 32nd Infantry
                        Battalion, Mitcham Camp

18/11/1915       Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, HMAT Geelong A2
                       as a Private in 8th Infantry Brigade, 32nd Infantry Battalion, A Company
18/12/1915       disembarked into Suez, Egypt

The 8th Brigade joined the newly raised 5th Australian Division in Egypt, and proceeded to France, destined for the Western Front.

10/4/1916         failing eye sight in right eye, transferred to 8th Field Ambulance
20/4/1916         rejoined unit from hospital

12/5/1916         transferred to 12th Field Ambulance
14/5/1916         admitted to Ismalia
17/5/1916         admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital (optic atrophy), Abbassia
23/5/1916         admitted to 1st Auxillary Hospital, Helipolis
                        transferred to ship Port Sydney

24/6/1916         Embarked at Suez, Egypt on board Port Sydney, for return to Australia

14/8/1916         Discharged from service in AIF

Medals:
1914-15 Star (6928); British War medal (7523) and Victory medal (7460)

13/8/1959         Arthur passed away
buried in:         

On behalf of grandaughter Marilyn Jean Grycewicz (nee Cameron).

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.   20/4/2015.  Lest we forget.

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