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CAMDEN, Hugh Allison

Service Numbers:	503, NX147717
Enlisted:	1 March 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
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:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Gunnedah Rosewarne Public School Memorial

World War 1 Service

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

World War 2 Service

1 Jan 1940:	Enlisted SN NX147717, Randwick

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