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CAMERON, Merwyn Bertrude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3722 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Clunes, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 25 April 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Clunes Public Cemetery New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Clunes Charge Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3722, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3722, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3722, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 9th Battalion | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, During the operations between 10-14 October 1917 and between Westhoek and Zonnebeke while under heavy shell fire he continued to take food and supplies to the Battalion. When returning he came across a badly wounded soldier who was carrying flares. He volunteered to take the flares to the front. He showed cool courage and bravery during the whole operations London Gazette on 4 February 1918, page 1617, position 65 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 June 1918, page 1392, position 81 | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 3722, 49th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to back and neck. Invalided to England on the 24 August 1919 | |
| 11 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3722, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Allan Cameron and Margaret Cameron of Richmond River, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Karmala as wounded disembarking on the 25 February 1919
During 1922 Merwyn married Bertha A. Kirkland at Ballina, NSW
Awards: Military Medal,
Service medal: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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