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CAMERON, Lachlan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2618 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Heatherton Sanatorium, Heatherton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 January 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham (Pioneer) Cemetery, Victoria Pres 64.12 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2618, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2618, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2618, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
This soldier served in the Somme area for four months during the Pozieres fighting. He was evacuated to England with neurasthania and debilty in late 1916 and was returned to Australia during February 1917 and discharged with a pension on 16 May 1917. He died in the Heatherton Sanitorium in Melbourne some 7 months later, 23 January 1918. He was 45 years of age.