CAMERON, Arthur John
Service Number: | 60 |
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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 |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
13 Jul 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 60, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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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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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.