CAMERON, Harry Ewen
| Service Number: | 2649 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1916, Kadina, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balaklava, South Australia, 26 June 1881 |
| Home Town: | Brinkworth, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 July 1918, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stockport Soldiers' Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Kadina, South Australia | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2649, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2649, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide | |
| 7 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2649, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2649 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-07 |
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25 April 2015 - I am yet to find details about Harry Cameron's life before his war service records. Harry was the brother of Christina Lucy Cameron, who was the mother of my father Malcolm Alexander Wallace. - Sandra Thorman (nee Wallace)
06 June 2015 - Harry Cameron was my grandfather's older brother. Harry was one of 3 brothers that served in WW1. My father had some photos of Harry which I intend to add. My uncle, Rod Cameron visited Harry's grave in France a few years ago - Gary Cameron
"LATE PTE. H. E. CAMERON.
Pte. Harry Ewen Cameron, second son of the late Mr. D. and Mrs. Cameron, of Stockport, was killed in action in France on July 7. He enlisted in April, 1916, and about six months later left for the front. The deceased soldier was born at Balaklava in July, 1881. He spent several years in Wallaroo, and later his family moved to Stockport. At both towns he was highly respected. Flags were flown half-mast at Stockport and Wallaroo in his memory. Two brothers enlisted, one has returned and been discharged, and another is still on active service." - from the Adelaide Observer 24 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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