GORE, Herbert Arthur
| Service Number: | 1546 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 301st Company Mechancial Transport |
| Born: | Curlewis, New South Wales, Australia, 4 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Wodonga, Wodonga, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Acute Pneumonia, Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, 12 March 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Romsey Cemetery Romsey Cemetery, Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1546 | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 1546, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 1546, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Enlisted and served under alias Herbert Arthur Cameron
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 12th March…… Herbert Arthur Gore was born on 4th September, 1888 at Curlewis, in the registration district of Gunnedah, NSW. His father – Arthur Herbert Gore died on 21st February, 1912 at Quirindi, NSW.
On 7th December, 1914 Herbert Arthur Gore enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) under the name of Herbert A. "Cameron" (his mother’s maiden name). He stated he was a 24 year old, single, Labourer when he enlisted at Wodonga, Victoria.
Gunner Herbert A. Cameron, Service Number 1546, embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 22nd December, 1914 with 301st M.T. (Motor Transport) A.S.C. (Army Service Corps) -17th Divisional Ammunition Park of the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.).
Private Herbert Arthur Cameron died on 12th March, 1915 at Romsey, Hampshire, England from Acute Pneumonia.
It is believed that Private Herbert Arthur Cameron (real name Gore) was one of the first members of the Australian Imperial Force to die in Britain.
He was buried on 16th March, 1915 in Romsey Cemetery, Hampshire, England. He has a private headstone which was erected by his comrades, however his death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
On 27th August, 1920 Christina Gore completed a Statutory Declaration stating that “I am the mother of Herbert Arthur Gore who enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces under the name of H. A. Cameron. The said Herbert Arthur Gore is identical with the late No. 1546 Private H. A. Cameron of the 8th Army Service Corps which name he assumed on enlisting.”
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/romsey---hampshire.html
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