CAMDEN, Hugh Allison
Service Numbers: | 503, NX147717 |
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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: | Canberra 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 | |
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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 | |
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20 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX147717 | |
15 Dec 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX147717 |
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Add my storyBiography 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.