CAMERON, James
| Service Number: | 1327 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Guyra, New South Wales, Australia, September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Uralla, Uralla, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bulala School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Tetanus to shrapnel wounds, Military Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 6 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Hampstead Cemetery Plot Q, Row 4, Grave 31 Headstone inscription reads: Sleep on beloved sleep and take thy rest, Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Uralla Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Uralla St. David's Presbyterian Church |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1327, Enlisted at Liverpool | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1327, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1327, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1327, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the right leg and invalided to London via Mudros on 17 August 1915 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Dugald and Fanny Cameron of Uralla, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 6th September.....Private James Cameron was born at Ben Lomond, New South Wales. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 1st October, 1914 as a 25 year old Grazier.
Private Cameron embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Seang Bee (A48) on 11th February, 1915 with the 1st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements.
Private Cameron joined 1st Battalion at Gallipoli on 7th August, 1915. He was wounded in action (date not legible but around 15 - 17th August) & invalided to England where he was admitted to Military Hospital, Hampstead, London, England on 30th August, 1915 with a shrapnel wound to right leg.
Private James Cameron died 12.30 pm on 6th September, 1915 at Military Hospital, Hampstead, London, England from wounds received in action at Gallipoli Peninsula - Shrapnel wounds to right leg & Tetanus. He was buried in Hampstead Cemetery, London, England where 4 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/hampstead.html
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