Hugh Allison CAMDEN DCM

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CAMDEN, Hugh Allison

Service Numbers:	503, NX147717
Enlisted:	1 March 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moree, New South Wales, Australia, 12 July 1891
Home Town:	Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 3 February 1962, aged 70 years
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 3 Wall 5
Memorials:	Campbell Australian War Memorial Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Gunnedah Rosewarne Public School Memorial, Orange Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

1 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 503, Liverpool, New South Wales
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 503, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 503, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
16 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 503, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Jun 1916:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal
27 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 503, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (left thigh)
17 Mar 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 503, 19th Infantry Battalion, HT Beltana, Plymouth for return to Australia - arriving 12 May 1917.
20 Jun 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 503, 19th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

1 Jan 1940:	Enlisted NX147717, Randwick
20 Feb 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX147717
15 Dec 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX147717

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of J R Camden, East Kempsey, New South Wales

Distinguished Conduct Medal

For his coolness and gallantry in rescuing a wounded man under fire. Whilest returning from a successful raid on the enemy's trenches, S. of Armetieres on the night of 25-26/6/16 Pte Robinson a member of the Raiding Party was wounded by machine gun fire next to him. Sgt. Camden was assisting Robinson in, when Pte. Jackson came to his help. When some distance from our trenches a shell exploded blowing off Pte. Jackson's right arm wouding robinson again, knocking St. Camden down and temporarily rendering him unconscious. When he recovered Ptd. Jackson was not there, so Sgt. Camden again went to the assistance of Robinson and was bringing him in by himself when another man came to his help and together Robinson was got into our trenches.

When just outside our Salley Port Pte Jackson was met coming out again with the assitance for Robonson and Sgt. Camden. After handing Robinson over Sgt. Camden collapsed and had to be assisted into our trenches. This N.C.O. had as all times both as a member of Raiding Party and in his Battn displayed great coolness and dash in his scouting.

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