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CAMERON, James Kenneth
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5369 |
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Enlisted: | 2 December 1915, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Aramac, Queensland, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Aramac, Barcaldine, Queensland |
Schooling: | Aramac State School, Queensland |
Occupation: | Drover |
Died: | Died of wounds, Munster Lager, Westphalia, Germany, 3 May 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Hamburg Cemetery, Germany Plot 1V, Row G, Grave 13 Whilst Prisoner of War in German hands, Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5369, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD | |
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20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5369, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5369, 15th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5369, Wounded and taken prisoner by the Germans and died in their hands |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Emma Cameron of Aramac, QLD
Died while a Prisoner of War in Germany
Medals: British War Meda, Victory Medal